- Turn signal on when there is no space to change lanes to indicate "soon I need to be in that lane so you'd better move before it becomes an issue"
But it takes a long time to learn this which is part of the challenge of being a 16 year old (or in the case of some people I know, an inattentive 35 year old).
The telegraphing is important enough that some of us flip out when a driver ignores right-of-way trying to 'be nice', or keeps tapping the gas and then not going. It's your turn (or at least it is now!) just go before you get somebody killed.
- Turn signal on when there is no space to change lanes to indicate "soon I need to be in that lane so you'd better move before it becomes an issue"
But it takes a long time to learn this which is part of the challenge of being a 16 year old (or in the case of some people I know, an inattentive 35 year old).
The telegraphing is important enough that some of us flip out when a driver ignores right-of-way trying to 'be nice', or keeps tapping the gas and then not going. It's your turn (or at least it is now!) just go before you get somebody killed.