were turn signals optional for your car model that year??
apparently so. well...actually the cars all come equipped with them but there was no law in Florida stating drivers *had* to use them.
WHAT???
yep. you read right. as of July 1, 2005, it officially becomes a law that you must use your turn signals when changing lanes or passing another vehicle. i wasn't aware that this was optional before now, that this was nothing more than a courtesy one offered to other drivers if one felt the need to. (which by the way is not something most drivers felt compelled to do all that often that i've noticed!!)
i'm not crazy am i? this is already an enforced law in other places & not just a "common courtesy"...i guess maybe i am just stunned by this announcement. or maybe that's just because i don't feel as though my turn signals are there just for show & the occasional "good deed".
vent over.
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it will be a cold day in haties when they enfore that...I've never seen some pulled over here for: running a red light, or making a lefts turn from a far right turn lane!
where I live - we joke that turn signals are an option people feel they can order for their car.
I'm glad to see it will become a law! tfs the info!
I have yelled out the window more than once (and quite recently as a matter of fact) "I am sorry but did you have to pay extra for working signals and you chose not to???" I wonder if others feel that it does not need to be a law or enforced. Hoping the new law helps in your travels.
I was beginning to wonder if the cars sold in Florida just didn't come with that wonderful feature. lol And finally my mom sees why I yell at these drives after visiting! lol She agrees that the cars here don't have 'those sticks' that turn on the turn signals.
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