Recently I had to take a couple of online courses to fulfill work requirements and one of the courses was on defensive driving. One of the pages/slides (whatever) had an interesting piece of information though:
When has a police officer ever pulled anyone over for not signaling before a turn? Because, according to my course, it is illegal to make turns without signaling first. I must be missing something. I have NEVER heard of this before.
But there are some laws that have passed recently that some Californian’s (sorry other states/countries) may not be aware of.
Here’s are a couple that I do know about, however:
- If you are using your windshield wipers - you must have your headlights on.
- You can’t use your cell phone while driving unless it is a hands-free listening/speaking system (exception is if you are reporting an emergency).
- Drivers under the age of 18 are not allowed to be using any mobile device while driving (doesn’t take effect until July 2008 though).
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In NY and NJ, this stuff is covered in driver’s ed, ad nauseum.
Duh, E…not signaling while making ANY turns has always been illegal–common knowlege if you’ve ever taken a DMV exam. But then again, you are a San Diegan and it’s also common knowledge that San Diegans can’t drive FOR SHIT! I can say that though, since I’m also from San Diego…
2. So why doesn’t anybody get a ticket for not signaling then? I’ve been in front of a police car plenty of times to make a right turn and never had my signal lights on (or in the left turning lane).
I talked to a buddy of mine who happens to be SDPD and he said the reason you’ve probably never been pulled over is that cops look at it as a minor offence. However, if your negligence was to cause an accident, you would definitely be cited.