When should you use your turn signals?

When should you use your turn signals?

• A. Always when changing lanes, turning, or merging; signal well in advance.
• B. Only when you forget.
• C. Only at night.
• D. Never use signals.

Answer: (A)

Signaling tells other drivers and pedestrians what you intend to do, giving them time to react and adjust. The best choice is to always use your turn signal when changing lanes, turning, or merging, and to do it well in advance. This warning helps others gauge your speed and direction, maintain safe following distances, and reduces the likelihood of side-swipe or lane-change crashes. It's a standard safety practice and in many places it's required by law, so you should keep the signal on throughout the maneuver and switch it off once you’ve completed the move and are in the new path. Not signaling at all, or doing it only at night or only when you feel like it, removes that critical warning and increases crash risk.

Signaling tells other drivers and pedestrians what you intend to do, giving them time to react and adjust. The best choice is to always use your turn signal when changing lanes, turning, or merging, and to do it well in advance. This warning helps others gauge your speed and direction, maintain safe following distances, and reduces the likelihood of side-swipe or lane-change crashes. It's a standard safety practice and in many places it's required by law, so you should keep the signal on throughout the maneuver and switch it off once you’ve completed the move and are in the new path. Not signaling at all, or doing it only at night or only when you feel like it, removes that critical warning and increases crash risk.