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grandel@lemmy.ml ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

• wander1236@sh.itjust.works ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

  Plenty common in the US too. Break lights are a more reliable indicator that someone is planning to turn soon

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  • hOrni@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    Don’t You use the same light for turning and braking?

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    • wander1236@sh.itjust.works ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

      A lot of US cars use the same physical light for turn signals and brake signals, but I’m saying noticing the car in front of you is slowing down because the brake lights are on can be a more reliable way to know someone is about to turn because no one uses turn signals properly

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    • zikzak025@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

      Not universally. And even for cars that do, it is still easily noticeable when someone has their signal on. There are at least 3 brake lights, so if one of them is flashing instead of solid, that one is the turn signal.

      I find more cars these days tend to have dedicated front and rear turn signals that are separate from the brake lights, though.

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    • makeshift0546@lemmy.today ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

      It still flashes. It’s dumb that we don’t charge it, but it’s still pretty noticable in all but the quickest stops.

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• markz@suppo.fi ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

  I swear people intentionally wait for the last moment to make sure nobody has time to react.

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  • grandel@lemmy.ml ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    Absolutely! I’ve been trying to understand why.

    The closest idea I’ve gotten so far is: They are worried their “request” to merge will be denied so they just do it as fast as possible without giving others a chance to influence it.

    These are often also the same people that attempt to block other cars from merging during traffic jams.

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    • gopher@programming.dev ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

      I’m not in Germany, but I was taught (in mandated driving school) that when switching lanes, first check it’s safe (which means you cannot cause another car needing to brake for you), then signal, then change lane. You shouldn’t “request to” change lanes forcing another to need to react. Not sure if it can explain the behaviour.

      But this is only for changing lanes, not for zipper merging, or just turning a corner etc.

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      • wander1236@sh.itjust.works ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

        That doesn’t seem like a great idea to me. You’re signaling to let other drivers know you’re intending to do something so they can be ready to react if needed. You could miss a car in your blindspot even after checking and only signaling right before you start changing lanes wouldn’t give that car much warning.

        Obviously signaling doesn’t magically give you the right of way to merge, but IMO it’s better to let others know you’re doing something as soon as possible

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• LeapSecond@lemmy.zip ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

  And then you get the other extreme, those who turn on their indicators 3 streets before their actual turn. They will turn …at some point.

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