Heeeh. I drove mostly manual car (since it tends to be the "default" here in France), most of which did not have a indicator (they predated the law). I got to s

Heeeh. I drove mostly manual car (since it tends to be the "default" here in France), most of which did not have a indicator (they predated the law). I got to say, having one is still nice. In cities, where you change gear a lot, it means you still get to see the road if you ever get confused about which gear you are in (yeah, yeah, shouldn´t happen, bad driver, whatever, it does happen). But mostly, it is for the downshift / upshift indicator which is usually tuned for eco driving. Knowing when to shift by feel is usually very easy, but knowing the exact point for optimizing fuel consumption is harder, especially because it can change depending on the car. So having the indicator suggestion is nice.