What is a signal light?
A three color light that placed either on the road especially at the junction or on the vehicle.
Does it have any other name?
Turn light. Traffic light (for non-vehicle).
Have you ever wonder why a signal light is created?
Yea. It is to control competing flow of traffics.
What is a function of a signal light on vehicle?
To indicate the intention of whether the driver wanted to turn left, or right.
What color does this signal light on vehicle normally installed?
International code is amber (or yellow).
What about the color of the traffic light?
Red. Amber. Green.
What does that 3 colors indicate?
Stop. Stop and ready. Proceed.
Can a signal light of a vehicle be turn off?
Yes, only if the car's ignition power is turn off.
Is it hard to turn on your signal light should you wish to make a turn - left or right? Why?
No. It is a very simple thing to do, but always being ignored thinking that everyone knows that you are supposed to turn.
Is it that important? How so?
Very important. It protects you and the safety of your passengers and also the following vehicles' passengers. You can prevent the car from accidents and damages to your car or even injuries or death of passengers.
What happen when you turn on the signal?
The driver from other vehicles may be warned before you go to his lane. Other drivers are aware of your intention to make a turn (left or right).
What if you have given the signal, but failed to make turn?
Be sure to get a straight face from the other drivers, if you happen to see them mirror-to-mirror.
What if you failed to give the signal but make a turn anyway?
Either you will get a long honk from the other drivers from the oncoming lane or those following vehicles OR your car will be spotted as rude and be sure to get a lil revenge next time around if the other drivers take note of it.
Assuming you are on a stretch of a road, but with few junctions. Some roundabouts. Some junction leaving you with dead-end. You are sure to make a turn. You noticed there's one vehicle following your car. But your distance to the following car is 1km away. Will you still give a signal turn?
Ain't no escape to the basic rule. You gotta give a clear signal despite of your distance.
Now, fellas. It is pretty simple to turn your signal when you are making a turn. People often ignored that they have a signal light on their vehicle. You've got to make a decision when you are about to approach a junction. Regardless of whether it is right or left. If you give a wrong signal when you want to turn right but signaling left, you are in real trouble, but not to fret, you can make amends by raising your hand to indicate that you apologize for your bad road mannerism so that other drivers are aware of your dementia problem when it comes to making left-right decision. Despite the honks and probably a snide remark from them, at least it gives you a lesson - to turn the signal next time you are on the road. Be thankful that the person to whom you are signaling to does not sue you straight away. Those being wrongfully signaled, be grateful that you are able to make a wise decision and treat that wrong-signal as one of the wrong signal. and move on. Always be careful on the road. And to keep our eyes wide open on the possibilities of the sudden turn on our lane.
Readers, you may read this entry as the signal light per se. But read between the lines. Perhaps you will get what I meant.
Happy Tuesday!!
A three color light that placed either on the road especially at the junction or on the vehicle.
Does it have any other name?
Turn light. Traffic light (for non-vehicle).
Have you ever wonder why a signal light is created?
Yea. It is to control competing flow of traffics.
What is a function of a signal light on vehicle?
To indicate the intention of whether the driver wanted to turn left, or right.
What color does this signal light on vehicle normally installed?
International code is amber (or yellow).
What about the color of the traffic light?
Red. Amber. Green.
What does that 3 colors indicate?
Stop. Stop and ready. Proceed.
Can a signal light of a vehicle be turn off?
Yes, only if the car's ignition power is turn off.
Is it hard to turn on your signal light should you wish to make a turn - left or right? Why?
No. It is a very simple thing to do, but always being ignored thinking that everyone knows that you are supposed to turn.
Is it that important? How so?
Very important. It protects you and the safety of your passengers and also the following vehicles' passengers. You can prevent the car from accidents and damages to your car or even injuries or death of passengers.
What happen when you turn on the signal?
The driver from other vehicles may be warned before you go to his lane. Other drivers are aware of your intention to make a turn (left or right).
What if you have given the signal, but failed to make turn?
Be sure to get a straight face from the other drivers, if you happen to see them mirror-to-mirror.
What if you failed to give the signal but make a turn anyway?
Either you will get a long honk from the other drivers from the oncoming lane or those following vehicles OR your car will be spotted as rude and be sure to get a lil revenge next time around if the other drivers take note of it.
Assuming you are on a stretch of a road, but with few junctions. Some roundabouts. Some junction leaving you with dead-end. You are sure to make a turn. You noticed there's one vehicle following your car. But your distance to the following car is 1km away. Will you still give a signal turn?
Ain't no escape to the basic rule. You gotta give a clear signal despite of your distance.
Now, fellas. It is pretty simple to turn your signal when you are making a turn. People often ignored that they have a signal light on their vehicle. You've got to make a decision when you are about to approach a junction. Regardless of whether it is right or left. If you give a wrong signal when you want to turn right but signaling left, you are in real trouble, but not to fret, you can make amends by raising your hand to indicate that you apologize for your bad road mannerism so that other drivers are aware of your dementia problem when it comes to making left-right decision. Despite the honks and probably a snide remark from them, at least it gives you a lesson - to turn the signal next time you are on the road. Be thankful that the person to whom you are signaling to does not sue you straight away. Those being wrongfully signaled, be grateful that you are able to make a wise decision and treat that wrong-signal as one of the wrong signal. and move on. Always be careful on the road. And to keep our eyes wide open on the possibilities of the sudden turn on our lane.
Readers, you may read this entry as the signal light per se. But read between the lines. Perhaps you will get what I meant.
Happy Tuesday!!
