Do you return your shopping cart to the corral unprompted?
⬜ YES
⬜ NO
No. The corral is a prompt.
I return my cart to the corral and any other carts I see along the way.
Even if other people are using them.
Florida drivers; especially Miami. I use my turn signal every time; but I basically have to have ESP of other cars on the road. I drive my car like it’s a motorcycle, always looking for a way out or around - because it’s so wild here.
In Miami, many will interpret a turn signal as a challenge of dominance.
“Oh, you’re trying to get in front of me? Well fuck you I’m going to speed up!”
Nevermind that Fuckface was going 5mph under the speed limit in the left lane. How dare you be in front of him?!?
The entire state of Massachusetts is full of psychopaths
They’re called Massholes for a reason.
Even the example in that link agrees.
No one in this town uses their fucking turn signals and it’s infuriating. I can’t tell you how many times I’ve almost hit someone who suddenly just breaks and turns in front of me.
You a simple way to tell if someone is an asshole, shopping cart returns. The same people I have observed the same people who don’t return their cart also don’t use their blinkers.
I try not to judge people too much on it, sometimes it just happens to slip the mind which is fair enough. The people who don’t indicate at roundapoints however… It’s not just about safety, but letting others know if they can enter or not. By indicating you help one another and it takes minimal effort to do so.
Like not putting the cart back its a sign of someone who has no concept of a social contract. Sure you may miss one every now and then but very few people around here use them at all. To the point you can’t trust someone else who does. In the US its because of a complete lack of formal education on driving. Drivers ED where it still exists is simply terrible and makes no effort to fail anyone for fear of being sued.
I have a theory. OK, some people simply can’t drive, we all know it. But I noticed when I visited Nashville and drove a rental car, suddenly my ability to use turn signals went gone. And I’m religious about it, signalling is a reflex, don’t think about it.
Around my little town, where no one is a visitor, everyone uses their signals. OTOH, go to the nearest city and visit downtown, especially on an event day like a graduation, people are goddamned maniacs! No signals, driving the wrong way on one-way streets, speeding, creeping, all that.
Next time you catch someone not signalling, have a look at their plate. Out of state? Hell, some states like Mississippi will even tell if they’re out of county. See what you see. Note: Plates may not mean much if you’re in a city that pulls unfamiliar drivers. Bet my theory’s solid near airports!
My little idea holds up on country highways. Everyone knows exactly where they are and where they’re going, be shocked to see a single missed signal. Worst you see is some hesitant on/off signaling if they’re unsure of the upcoming turn. (Hey, it all looks the same from the highway.)
tl;dr: Drivers unfamiliar with the area are mostly the problem.
Sorry. No. I live outside of an Indiana town with a population of less than 60,000 and not a big tourist draw. Almost no one uses their turn signals here either in town or on the rural roads. The only difference is they break harder before they turn on the rural roads.
