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Poll: Do you use your turn signals?
Author
Topic: Minor poll of curiosity
diadem
eet bugz
posted 06-30-2003 07:16:20 PM
Do you use your turn signals?
play da best song in da world or me eet your soul
Trillee
I <3 My Deviant
posted 06-30-2003 07:17:23 PM
I don't own the car, and I don't have my liscnse anymore
Beta Tested
Pancake
posted 06-30-2003 07:18:34 PM
Only is it once in a great while that I never signal a lane change or turn. Though I am lazy about lane changes, I don't fully click the blinker into place, I hold it up/down for a few seconds so it flashes the light a few times then change. I'm pretty observient when I drive, specially when I'm getting ready to change lanes.
What's this thing do?
That would be sooo cool if it wasn't going to hurt us.
Melphina's Magelo
Mortious
Gluttonous Overlard
posted 06-30-2003 07:19:44 PM
YES

I hate people who don't, since it's required by law when you're turning into or out of most situations or when pulling up and pulling off.

It's even worse here in the UK, because I don't know when THAT STUPID FUCK is coming off the roundabout since he's not indicating, thus leading me to believe he's going all the way around, thus holding up traffic behind me when I could've went ahead and moved.

Iulius Czar
Pancake
posted 06-30-2003 07:20:53 PM
For whatever it's worth, I signal all turns but only lane changes when there's a compelling reason to do so. I consider the burden of avoiding other cars to be completely on the shoulders of the person changing, so I use it as a communication device. In really heavy traffic, all bets are off.
Bummey the Fool
Prefers to play with men
posted 06-30-2003 07:27:22 PM
Always do. People who don't piss me off. A lot. I try not to be that guy.
Hostile Makeover
Evil as chocolate covered thistles
posted 06-30-2003 07:30:16 PM
Always.

I absolutely hate it when people don't use their signals. Think it might have something to do with the semi that ran me off the Interstate in Ohio a few years back...

Batty
Doesn't Like You. Specifically you.
posted 06-30-2003 07:32:05 PM
Always always always. Fuckers who don't piss me off.
Holden
French Cocksucker
posted 06-30-2003 07:33:15 PM
Hey diadem, have I told you lately I steal sites and change the graphics..

"America is dumb, it's like a dumb puppy that has big teeth that can bite and hurt you..."
Spiffy Puppet
Pancake
posted 06-30-2003 07:37:04 PM
Yes, every damn time.
Gimme 3 steps gimme 3 steps mister, gimme 3 steps toward the *boom* ...
Razor
posted 06-30-2003 07:43:21 PM
I use thwe signal 98% of the time. Only times I don't are when I'm in a designated lane that is a turn lane, or when I'm on open road w/ less than 2-5 cars per quarter mile.
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Alleria Qui'farush
Chica!
posted 06-30-2003 08:26:03 PM
Always always always always always. I'm a good girl so I follow the laws.
Grendel
Pancake
posted 06-30-2003 08:28:23 PM
Always, except for when changing lanes. If there are a lot of people around I use signals to change lanes otherwise no.
Pvednes
Lynched
posted 06-30-2003 08:29:39 PM
quote:
Batty enlisted the help of an infinite number of monkeys to write:
Always always always. Fuckers who don't piss me off.
Kegwen
Sonyfag
posted 06-30-2003 08:30:48 PM
I don't use it when, say, I'm at a stoplight in a lane that can ONLY turn ONE WAY. It's like "by the way, I don't intend to go straight forward and plow into that line of cars... just in case you were wondering."
nem-x
posted 06-30-2003 08:31:52 PM
Cherveny
Papaya
posted 06-30-2003 11:00:09 PM
Always use em here.

Unfortunatly, that seems to make me in the minority in Ohio.

Comrade Snoota
Communist
Da, Tovarisch!
posted 06-30-2003 11:01:48 PM
I saw one of those "Wild Police Chase!" shows once and this lady was leading the cops on a high speed chase.

And she used her turn signal every. fucking. turn.

You smell that? Do you smell that? ...Napalm, son. Nothing else in the world smells like that. I love the smell of napalm in the morning. You know, one time we had a hill bombed for twelve hours. When it was all over I walked up. We didn't find one of 'em, not one stinkin' dink body. The smell, you know that gasoline smell, the whole hill. Smelled like... victory.
Kirane
Pancake
posted 07-01-2003 12:15:20 AM
Wee I'm the lone never guy.

I never ever use my turn signals. I'm the crazy guy in the sports car that flys in and out of traffic.

h8 me.

Pvednes
Lynched
posted 07-01-2003 12:21:57 AM
quote:
This insanity brought to you by Kirane:
Wee I'm the lone never guy.

I never ever use my turn signals. I'm the crazy guy in the sports car that flys in and out of traffic.

h8 me.


I see. Please get off our roads.

Kirane
Pancake
posted 07-01-2003 01:17:58 AM
quote:
Dr. Pvednes, PhD had this to say about Reading Rainbow:
I see. Please get off our roads.

Get off my road, you law abiding do gooder!

Comrade Snoota
Communist
Da, Tovarisch!
posted 07-01-2003 01:22:51 AM
You are the reason walking is one of the most dangerous forms of transportation.
You smell that? Do you smell that? ...Napalm, son. Nothing else in the world smells like that. I love the smell of napalm in the morning. You know, one time we had a hill bombed for twelve hours. When it was all over I walked up. We didn't find one of 'em, not one stinkin' dink body. The smell, you know that gasoline smell, the whole hill. Smelled like... victory.
Snugglits
I LIKE TO ABUSE THE ALERT MOD BUTTON AND I ENJOY THE FLAVOR OF SWEET SWEET COCK.
posted 07-01-2003 01:31:21 AM
quote:
Kirane stumbled drunkenly to the keyboard and typed:
Get off my road, you law abiding do gooder!

I hope in your attentiveness you manage to drive onto tracks while a train is coming, effectively causing you to win a Darwin.

[b].sig removed by Mr. Parcelan[/b]
Palador ChibiDragon
Dismembered
posted 07-01-2003 01:45:45 AM
quote:
Kegwen spewed forth this undeniable truth:
I don't use it when, say, I'm at a stoplight in a lane that can ONLY turn ONE WAY. It's like "by the way, I don't intend to go straight forward and plow into that line of cars... just in case you were wondering."

That's how I was when I had a car. Now, I don't have a car at all, so I voted 5.

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`Doc
Cold in an Alley
posted 07-01-2003 08:32:16 AM
Your poll contains neither a usually nor a sometimes! I am disappointed in you. (I would've voted usually.)
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Kermitov
Pancake
posted 07-01-2003 11:40:11 AM
quote:
Kirane stopped staring at Deedlit long enough to write:
Wee I'm the lone never guy.

I never ever use my turn signals. I'm the crazy guy in the sports car that flys in and out of traffic.

h8 me.


description and license number of sports car so I can pound you next time I see you?

Agent A
Underpowered on Purpose
posted 07-01-2003 11:40:49 AM
Always, probably more than I should. I like confusing people sometimes. Only if they piss me off first.
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Kirane
Pancake
posted 07-01-2003 11:59:33 AM
quote:
Kermitov had this to say about dark elf butts:
description and license number of sports car so I can pound you next time I see you?

95 Firebird. Jet black, turn signals/brake lights smoked to black, 5% tint all around, huge ram air hood, extreme rumble noise.

License plate reads: l3ad4ss

My turn signals don't even blink, they are wired to just stay on all the time.

[ 07-01-2003: Message edited by: Kirane ]

Sentow, Maybe
Pancake
posted 07-01-2003 12:07:24 PM
All the time, even if there aren't any other cars around. It's a good habit to keep.
Once more into the breach, my friends, once more. We'll close the wall with our dead. In peace, nothing so becomes a man as modesty and humility, but when the blast of war blows in our ears, then imitate the action of the tiger, summon up the blood, disguise fair nature with rage and lend the eye a terrible aspect.
leckzilla!
Squeak!
posted 07-01-2003 01:14:45 PM
I'm poor. I don't own a car and can't drive.
MadCat the 2nd
Pancake
posted 07-01-2003 02:01:35 PM
I started off with always, now it's whenever there's need - turning itself warrants it, changing lanes does, but doing it for parking and cheesy crap like that doesn't anymore...
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Faelynn LeAndris
Lusty busty redheaded wood elf with sharp claws
posted 07-01-2003 02:16:42 PM
quote:
Kirane had this to say about John Romero:
95 Firebird. Jet black, turn signals/brake lights smoked to black, 5% tint all around, huge ram air hood, extreme rumble noise.

License plate reads: l3ad4ss

My turn signals don't even blink, they are wired to just stay on all the time.


I call bullshit.

For one because it sounds like horrendous, "I am a god worship my leetness" which equals to "My penis size is less than metric scale can measure" which is a common way to make yourself look better while failing miserably. Also for the fact, what you listed is horribly illegal, and there is no way you would pass inspection. Hell if your taillights shorted OUT to where when you turned on the blinker it stayed on, you wouldn't pass inpsection, let alone if you wired it that way on purpose.

Not to mention unless you have mommy and daddy covering the insane insurance bills, or you happen to be older than I think you are, or make a significant amount of money. The sheer insurance payments on a car like that BY itself, not including that you sound like a moronic driver who should have had his fair share of tickets and traffic violations, would be outlandish. This paragraph is conjecture anyway, since it only applies to the car itself as a moneytary investment. It would still be illegal to drive for what you described.


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Kirane
Pancake
posted 07-01-2003 03:33:31 PM
quote:
Faelynn LeAndris had this to say about John Romero:
I call bullshit.

For one because it sounds like horrendous, "I am a god worship my leetness" which equals to "My penis size is less than metric scale can measure" which is a common way to make yourself look better while failing miserably. Also for the fact, what you listed is horribly illegal, and there is no way you would pass inspection. Hell if your taillights shorted OUT to where when you turned on the blinker it stayed on, you wouldn't pass inpsection, let alone if you wired it that way on purpose.

Not to mention unless you have mommy and daddy covering the insane insurance bills, or you happen to be older than I think you are, or make a significant amount of money. The sheer insurance payments on a car like that BY itself, not including that you sound like a moronic driver who should have had his fair share of tickets and traffic violations, would be outlandish. This paragraph is conjecture anyway, since it only applies to the car itself as a moneytary investment. It would still be illegal to drive for what you described.


They are wired to stay bright upfront. They don't stay bright behind all the time. When I press the lever up or down the light upfront does not change, and the light in the back glows really bright.

Passing inspection where my car is registered is a joke. As long as its not on fire or whatever, they give you a sticker.

I paid for the car. Pay for the insurance every month(130 bucks a month, libality only). Pay for every mod/upkeep. I've had zero tickets, been pulled over once at a street race but I was just a spectator and didn't get a ticket.

I work have worked 50+ hours a week since I was 16, basicly for the car. Every hour spent well worth it.

Faelynn LeAndris
Lusty busty redheaded wood elf with sharp claws
posted 07-01-2003 03:50:56 PM
quote:
Kirane had this to say about Jimmy Carter:

I work have worked 50+ hours a week since I was 16, basicly for the car. Every hour spent well worth it.

...

Again, thats a against the law.. wtf. What the hell kind of place do you live in. Were you a drop out or something.. cause that doesn't leave much time for schooling now does it.

Doesn't matter if you could get a corrupt inspection place to license you. Any Highway patroler or cop would pull you over, unless of course you do absolutely no night driving, and you have managed to avoid cops your entire life...

[ 07-01-2003: Message edited by: Faelynn LeAndris ]


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Gydyon
Yes, I am a lawyer. No you can't sue them for that. Shut up, or I'll have your legs broken.
posted 07-01-2003 05:01:09 PM
I would have said usually. I mean to always use them, but on occasion I forget. Also, I never bother to signal when no one is behind me or beside me. What's the point?
Gydyon
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`Doc
Cold in an Alley
posted 07-01-2003 05:01:44 PM
There are no police where Kirane lives. None whatsoever. All law enforcement is handled by a 122-year-old judge who lives up on the hill in a big mansion and has a "Mr. Bonestripper" machine in his back yard.
Base eight is just like base ten, really... if you're missing two fingers. - Tom Lehrer
There are people in this world who do not love their fellow human beings, and I hate people like that! - Tom Lehrer
I want to be a race car passenger; just a guy who bugs the driver. "Say man, can I turn on the radio? You should slow down. Why do we gotta keep going in circles? Can I put my feet out the window? Man, you really like Tide..." - Mitch Hedberg
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Burger
BANNED!
posted 07-01-2003 06:23:13 PM
old habits die hard, and as such I always use my signals and it pisses me off when others don't.

for a full year, I drove with an adult driver in the passenger seat (yay for garduated licensing system) and used my signals EVERY TIME (or got yelled at) and it's just an unconscious habit now.

Bite me.

No, Really. Bite me.

Monica
I've got an owie on my head :(
posted 07-01-2003 07:10:06 PM
i usually do. i know you're technically supposed to use them when you're pulling out of a parking space and stuff like that but parking lots are about the only place i don't obssessively use my signals, really. other than that i am kinda OCDish about them.
Kirane
Pancake
posted 07-01-2003 08:19:50 PM
quote:
Everyone wondered WTF when Faelynn LeAndris wrote:
...

Again, thats a against the law.. wtf. What the hell kind of place do you live in. Were you a drop out or something.. cause that doesn't leave much time for schooling now does it.

Doesn't matter if you could get a corrupt inspection place to license you. Any Highway patroler or cop would pull you over, unless of course you do absolutely no night driving, and you have managed to avoid cops your entire life...


In the summer time, its not. I ment every two weeks(or one paycheck for 50 hours). During school I worked all friday night, all saturday, all sunday and like random week days.

I don't really see what your getting at in your second paragraph. The front just look like 99+ Trans Am lights in the night. Though, you are correct I don't do much night driving.

Spiffy Puppet
Pancake
posted 07-01-2003 09:06:33 PM
Personally I've never seen the point of pouring all of your money into something as stupid as a car. Unless you need to modify your car that much just to do the speed limit then there is no other reason to.

Yes, I've heard every response to the comment I just made. Here are a few examples for you:

The first of which is: "I like to race" if your street racing, thats just stupid. Not only are you endangering the lives of yourself, but everyone else on the road. If you do race at a drag strip that is perfectly fine. If your serious about it though that car wouldn't be street legal in the first place.

Another one I hear a lot is "Chicks like my car" or "It gets me chicks" thats b.s. If a girl is petty enough to go fuck a guy because he drives a "badass" or "fast" car she's pretty shallow and probably has STDs that Ajax would not get rid of.

Otherwise I see you as one of those kind of guys that tries to make himself feel badass because he drives a gas-guzzling and inefficient p.o.s. Grow up...

Gimme 3 steps gimme 3 steps mister, gimme 3 steps toward the *boom* ...
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