TIL turn signal neglect is twice as dangerous as distracted driving
TIL turn signal neglect is twice as dangerous as distracted driving
In a revealing new report published by the Society of Automotive Engineers this week at the 2012 SAE World Congress, an in-depth observation study of turn signal rate-of-neglect not only exposes how widespread the problem is, but how simple the solution is.<br> <br>A total of 12,000 turning and lane...
Unless I'm missing something, I'm guessing a lot of the not-using-turn-signal idiots are also distracted on their phone. There must be significant overlap on that Venn diagram.
Also overlapped with the people who think that if you miss your exit, the correct response is to swerve across four lanes of traffic and across road markings, so that you don't have to just go one stop further and turn around.
The smart turn signal is a good idea, when I first read it I thought it would be an automatic thing based on where the vehicle wheels are positioned but it looks to just be an audible and visual reminder. That's still cool, I think annoying people has proven a pretty good way to get them to do something.
Mirror, signal, manouver.
Turning the wheel is a manouver. You should indicate BEFORE turning the wheel to INDICATE your intention.
I see a lot of drivers start a manouver THEN indicate which is pointless as I have already worked out what the idiot is doing.
Add crossing multiple lanes for turns/exits/no apparent reason at all to the list, while you’re at it.
I'm not buying that conclusion.
If a BMW has a signal light on, you can be pretty sure it was purchased in that condition.
I wonder if they were to repeat the study now, over 10 years later, if anything would have changed.
Ban cars
I love when people just repeatedly say the same infeasible solutions over and over again
Definitely helps out the cause and doesn’t make people bitter towards the idea
Unless that’s what you’re going for ig
You're not wrong. I should say more than that. Cars are a systemic issue that has seeped it's way into every aspect of society here in the US. Everything is really far apart and outside of major cities there is no public transit that is quick and reliable so the only way to get around is to drive. Now everyone needs to buy and maintain a large vehicle. It's expensive and takes up a lot of space in an extremely inefficient way. So inefficient that no highway could ever dream of transporting as many passengers as a single bus or train. The expense disproportionately effects poor people as the cost of a car doesn't go down and just takes up a higher percentage of your income. Essentially being the reason you can't ever save money and simultaneously the only thing bringing money in.
Don't forget about the climate effect it causes, and electric cars only sort of help.
Horse and buggy renaissance! LET'S GOOOOO