When changing lanes or turning you are supposed to use the turning signal before doing the manouver. The turning signal is supposed to warn other drivers that you are going to do something. It doesn’t make any sense to use the turning signal when already mid-turning or while already changing lanes. Many drivers don’t seem to know that.
My current car was even built around that stupid idea that turn signals are for while you change lanes.
It has a feature called “blind spot safety”. Basically if I’m on the interstate and I put on my blinker to let people know I want to change lanes, if there’s a car in the left lane it turns down the music and beeps a loud warning at me.
In other words, it treats me turning on the turn signal, when the lane on that side isn’t clear, as a danger scenario deserving of a warning. It’s the same kind of warning as the collision warning.
So basically, it’s built on the assumption that me turning on my turn signal means I’m already turning the wheel to go there.
When changing lanes or turning you are supposed to use the turning signal before doing the manouver. The turning signal is supposed to warn other drivers that you are going to do something. It doesn’t make any sense to use the turning signal when already mid-turning or while already changing lanes. Many drivers don’t seem to know that.
You have been permanently banned from c/BMW.
My current car was even built around that stupid idea that turn signals are for while you change lanes.
It has a feature called “blind spot safety”. Basically if I’m on the interstate and I put on my blinker to let people know I want to change lanes, if there’s a car in the left lane it turns down the music and beeps a loud warning at me.
In other words, it treats me turning on the turn signal, when the lane on that side isn’t clear, as a danger scenario deserving of a warning. It’s the same kind of warning as the collision warning.
So basically, it’s built on the assumption that me turning on my turn signal means I’m already turning the wheel to go there.