Blinkage

Gemini Cricket · 11-28-2007, 02:43 PM

Driving question:

Do you use your blinkers to request that someone lets you in to the next lane or do you use it during your merge to tell that person you're coming watch out...?

Confusion today:

I'm driving in to work. There's a gap in front of me. The car next to me is hanging out in their lane and I'm thinking he is fine and well in that lane. When I drive past him, he honks at me. Apparently, he wanted in. But no blinker. When the gap opened again, the guy turned on the blinker as he got into my lane.

Just now. At lunch:

A car next to me needs in. He turns his blinker on, I slow a little to let him in. He enters my lane. Waves. All is well.

So is a blinker used as a request or just an alert to everyone that you're changing lanes - look out here I come?

I've seen it both ways.

11-28-2007, 02:43 PM	#1
Gemini Cricket ... Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 13,244	Blinkage Driving question: Do you use your blinkers to request that someone lets you in to the next lane or do you use it during your merge to tell that person you're coming watch out...? Confusion today: I'm driving in to work. There's a gap in front of me. The car next to me is hanging out in their lane and I'm thinking he is fine and well in that lane. When I drive past him, he honks at me. Apparently, he wanted in. But no blinker. When the gap opened again, the guy turned on the blinker as he got into my lane. Just now. At lunch: A car next to me needs in. He turns his blinker on, I slow a little to let him in. He enters my lane. Waves. All is well. So is a blinker used as a request or just an alert to everyone that you're changing lanes - look out here I come? I've seen it both ways.
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