Re: Signaling

[Robert Myers <rmyers@inetone.net>]

>And the fourth is the presence of other cars on the road.  You must
>know where every other car is and what they will be doing in the future.

In general, I do.  I must confess, I don't pay a whole lot of attention to
the slow moving vehicle a half mile behind me.

>The rules of traffic are designed to limit the amount of possibilities
>you need to consider -- for example, that someone will hammer up on the
>right at a 30 mph closing speed.  But anything is possible and people
>are not always good at making or executing their decisions.

True.  One watches everything in view and keeps track of it all.  Of course,
closer vehicles require a greater proportion of the immediate attention than
does one at that three mile limit of visibility.

>Turn signals are just another way of communicating with the other drivers
>on the road.  If there are none, it's no problem (though I tend to blink
>once without even a thought).  You're not going to be a good driver by
>following any set of rules no matter how complex -- you need to think
>about what other people are doing and how you can persuade them to
>accomodate your driving.

That was more or less the point I was trying to make.  Rules are fine but
there must be provision for common sense.  Blind adherence to rules just
because they are rules makes little sense.  Adherence to rules at times when
such adherence is in order makes perfect sense.

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   Bob
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