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Originally Posted by nugent
in europe, where people drive with manners, you are probably right. here in the u.s., the rules may be different. thanks.
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No, it's irritating and insulting not to signal in the US too, even if you're a few car lengths ahead -- perhaps not as bad as not signalling when making a turn on city streets, but signalling is still appreciated even when merely changing lanes. If nothing else, it builds a good habit so that when you need to make a turn/lane change with a car right behind you (especially if you realize the need late and have very little time to complete it), you'll be conditioned to signal to eliminate or at least minimize the other driver's irritation rather than giving him/her a legitimate reason to be pissed off -- or ending up in an accident where you'll be found at fault.
Seriously man, how much effort is it for you? I'd try to appeal to your hopeful desire not to reinforce the BMW stereotype, but judging by the fact that you're seriously asking whether you need to use turn signals, went all "Nobody passes me" on the other guy, and then in the quoted post implied that not signalling may be caused by the US not being as polite as Europe (and that doesn't seem to bother you), you sound like someone who's part of the problem and not too interested in being part of the solution.