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I’ll agree that turn signals are a safety system, but I wouldn’t describe it as a critical safety system. Out of the 1000 things that could go wrong while ridi
by Nbox9 6y ago
I’ll agree that turn signals are a safety system, but I wouldn’t describe it as a critical safety system. Out of the 1000 things that could go wrong while riding a motorcycle the turn signals not working wouldn’t rank in the top half as far as safety implications if improperly functioning.
- bborud 6y agoIf it can kill you it is critical. I had an intermittent short in the indicator switch on a motorcycle. One day it suddenly started indicating left at an intersection when I was going straight. A car in the opposite direction was turning (their) left and almost hit me. According to the other driver my bike started indicating (my) left as I neared the intersection so it looked entirely intentional. Fortunately we both had left ourselves safety margins and had eye contact so we didn't crash. But add youth, testosterone and aggressive driving and that could easily have been a really dangerous misunderstanding.