Why won't the people in Raleigh, NC use their turn signals?

Question

I really want to know. I just moved here in September and I find it quite irritating that so many people don't use them. Are they too cool for turn signals? Am I out of touch? My turn signal is located conveniently on the right of my steering column. I don't even have to move my hand off the steering wheel to engage it. Just what is the problem?

Answer 1

It's really a two part answer for people not using their turn signals. I'll try to break it down like this.

1. We have become a society used to everyday convenience. It first started when we did away with starting a car with a hand-crank and installed an electric sarter. Then we moved from manual transmissions to automatics, because who has the energy to place one foot on the clutch and one hand on the shifter.  Now picture our citizens flipping a finger on the turn signal stalk. I mean really, we have Sally Fields talking about her friend setting aside one day each week to take her osteoporosis pill. How can society cope with a turn signal???

2. Nature gave us only two hands. If we have one holding the steering wheel and the other holding the cellphone, how can we hit that stalk? And we have to hold the phone to our left side can we still listen to the radio, talk to the person next to us, and all the other things we do....besides drive.

Answer 2

All I can tell you is, since I don't follow anyone too close, and don't rush around town exceeding the speed limit, I find it doesn't matter if anyone signals or not. I give them plenty of room to turn, change lanes or WHATEVER they want to do, and it has no effect on MY plans.

Answer 3

I wonder if they are from Massachusetts because people don't use them up here. You have the occasional strangler that does. My favorites are the ones that put them on in the middle of the turn. Why bother at that point. We other drivers already figured out where you're going.

Someone on here said that apparently the newer model cars don't have them.

Answer 4

same thing in my home town. Drivers Ed used to push that and grind it into us. Our teacher smacked our fingers with a ruler if we forgot to use it. Most of laugh, because we use it in parking lots too. They ARE there for a reason--to let people behind you know what you are doing. What is just as bad is people waiting until they are actually turning before using their signal!!!

Answer 5

welcome ot raleigh!!!! i live here too!!! are you having a good expierience so far except for the turn signal? and some people here are just either too lazy, not paying enough attention, or are just stupid when they dont turn on their turn signals! hope you have a nice time here, trust me it gets better after a while!