posts very much in character

excuse me but how do they signal a turn in (whichever Scandinavian country tuomas is from)

lane changes are forbidden there since the incident of aught four

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btw there is a dedicated tuomas pvmic thread

I know what those things are now, since it was explained in the thread. And we have them here too, it's just that I don't know anything about cars, so I wasn't sure at first what that term was referring to.

I didn't know that indicators are called turn signals in the US either

indicators is a more elegant name for them

oh ffs

I prefer "clicky blinky things"

they're kind of a sore subject with me because i dated someone who would get annoyed that i overused them. like, pulling out of the driveway i put them on out of habit even though no one could possibly be behind me.

you should have adopted a genuinely irritating and very out of character habit, like chain smoking with the car windows rolled up

btw TS's previous post is vvmic

"Blink's very strange!"

btw there is a dedicated tuomas pvmic thread

they're kind of a sore subject with me because i dated someone who would get annoyed that i overused them. like, pulling out of the driveway i put them on out of habit even though no one could possibly be behind me.

how could someone get annoyed with 'overuse', are you expected to check all around in case there's no-one there or no pedestrian about to come round the corner before you use them? No, you make it a fucking habit and do it all the time so people don't have to second-guess what idiotic drivers are doing grrr grr non-use of indicators is one of my biggest pet peeves

otm and idiot drivers who signal one way and then go the other. that must be some kind of dyslexia right bc it's not that hard to remember which way to flick the fucking thing

yeah that was my thinking, kinder.

when you think no ones there is exactly the time blinkers are most valuable

i am moved by the outpouring of support

Moved in which direction? It's sad we'll never know

Was gonna ask how/why you signal exiting a driveway but realized you're probably one of those AAA backer-upper commando savages

of course you signal leaving the driveway. most driveways give you at least two exit options, so you signal to let people know what you intend to do. even if you only had one choice, you'd still signal, to distinguish yourself from someone just sitting in a car waiting for life to happen. plus kinder otm. you signal no matter what cuz it's an excellent habit for a driving person to have. harrumph for emphasis. boy this really steams me up.

i was always taught to call 'em "clickers" as in "okay, put your clicker on"

how is using a turn signal to indicate that you're backing up "letting people know whar you intend to do"? i have just never seen anybody do this, sorry

they're turn signals, not "i'm doing something" signals. go ahead, sb away

what sort of driveway doesn't require a turn when backing out?

the driveway in question isn't one where you back out. you drive out front first.

i just don't know who you're signaling to. if it's a car that's going to be right behind you, i don't know what information signaling is supposed to convey. if it's cars/people behind you, a turn signal is not conveying any information to them about your backing up. information!!

xp ok fine, you're cool, we're done here

that was the point. it wasn't necessay; just out of habit. that's why the person in question would gently chide me about it.

there are turn signals on the front of the car too fyi

indicators bro

pointer lights

winky bulbs

winky blinkies

clickers goddammit

A clicker is a thing you use to change the tv channel or open your garage door

turn signals tick, they don't click

the difference between tick and click is that tick is a tiny woodland arthropod of the order acarina, while click is a brief, sharp, not particularly loud, relatively high-pitched sound produced by the impact something small and hard against something hard, such as by the operation of a switch, a lock or a latch, or a finger pressed against the thumb and then released to strike the hand

anyway that's what all the drivers ed instructors called it

I can't remember what any of them said other than "DON'T DO THAT" and "YOU NEED TO STOP"

why wouldn't you signal out of a driveway? How many driveways launch you directly into the direction of travel? Your car has to turn in a direction as you enter the roadway.

usually i'd be pulling out onto an empty road though. sometimes i would signal when like, entering a cul-de-sac. there were cases in which it wasn't warranted.

#suburbs

There's never harm done by indicating (unless you do it wrong) but there can be harm done by not indicating if there's someone there you didn't see. It just makes sense to indicate every time.

how to decide which side indicator to use, coin flip?

nevermind nevermind nevermind let's end this derail now

... You use the indicator that's in the direction you are turning? what an odd question

what the hell is an indicator?

like, there's no point to indicating you are making a turn unless you are making a turn, regardless of whether you are moving forwards or backwards

I am confused as to what information you think people are attempting to impart here