Don't mean to confront you personally, Rory, but in my opinion, your question speaks to the issue of the type of thinking that partly causes this problem:
When people leave turn-signalling up to their own judgement, mistakes are made, and opinions vary. You may reason that nobody is behind you for a suitable distance, but 1.) have you checked your blindspot sufficiently to ensure there's not a motorcycle back there, etc., and 2.) We tend to focus on the one or two things in our mind, while there are dozens of things going on around us. You may be safely changing lanes without a signal, but the car that is considering pulling out from a side street into the empty (about to be occupied by you without warning) lane. Again, not a personal attack on you, guy. You just opened up opportunity for further discussion. Brian On 9/25/06, Rory <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
So if I don't signal when nobody's behind me or are 2 to 3 miles back, am I breaking the law should I get a ticket? And I do live in Calif. Rory On 9/25/06, Zoltan Finks <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > You are each spot on. > > Yes, the "info. to the enemy" thing. It is sometimes a primitive, > subconscious reaction in people to lunge when someone puts on a > blinker. Sad. And of course, other times it's a conscious decision. > > I somtimes try to manipulate people's actions by inducing them. Often > I can even just look over my shoulder as though I was thinking of > changing lanes, and I can cause the guy back in the other lane to > surge ahead. > > And I, too, like to reward good behavior and - most would say I step > over the line - punish bad behavior. > > Brian > Thusfar intact 240D > > > On 9/25/06, andrew strasfogel <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I always slow down for people to shift lanes when have the courtesy to > use > > their turn signals in advance of doing so. I like to reward socially > > responsible behavior. > > > > On 9/23/06, Hendrik Riessen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > So if everybody drinks poison you will too? > > > There are good drivers in this world and there are bad drivers who are > > > mostly responsible for rising insurance premiums. Signalling should be > an > > > automatic thing that is done without even thinking about it, like > putting > > > on > > > a seatbelt. > > > Sounds like the idiots are dragging you down to their level. > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > To: <mercedes@okiebenz.com> > > > Sent: Sunday, September 24, 2006 12:29 AM > > > Subject: Re: [MBZ] Lane change signals/soooo much trouble > > > > > > > > > > <<I did get a ticket once when a cop pulled me over for not > signaling a > > > > lane > > > > change. (Who in the hell does anymore?? - I've given up on signaling > > > > because > > > > so few people do it).>> > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________ > > > http://www.okiebenz.com > > > For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ > > > For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > > > http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > > > > _______________________________________ > > http://www.okiebenz.com > > For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ > > For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > > http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ > For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
