At 05:55 AM 6/30/2007, Brian Jones wrote:
>I do not buy, at
>all, the 'I don't need to signal when no-one is around'. There is
>more effort in evaluating if you have immediate company or not, than
>there is in just signaling.
At the risk of running off-topic, I respectfully disagree. I make an
effort to know who is around me all the time, especially since I
drive a Spitfire. When the time comes to change direction, I
already know if there is other traffic that may be affected by my
move - I don't need to do a scan.
My hard-to-find signal lever has only so many uses in it before it
has to be replaced, at great expense (to me, anyway). I prefer to
extend it's life as much as possible, thus I restrict the use of it
until such time as someone else might see it...
A koan: If a turn signal flashes on the highway, and no one is
around to see it, does it blink?
>And signaling, everytime, without fail,
>quickly becomes an effortless, automatic task that requires no
>conscious effort.
Hopefully changing lanes after signalling does not also become
automatic and unconscious... <g>
Cheers,
Jeff Scarbrough
Dented Fender, Ga.
1976 Spitfire (running)
1976 Spitfire (restoring)
1975 TR6 (perfect, almost)
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