Thread: Oh dear. I pissed off a couple of drivers today
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Old 12-20-10 | 12:35 PM
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Originally Posted by wahoonc
The bent arm is the US standard. It goes back to the days of the automobile prior to mounted turn signals. The driver was supposed to signal turns, using the right arm for right turns wasn't feasible.

Aaron
Hand signals were on my driving test, I remember clearly, and it's been 38 years ago. Are they still part of a driver's test?
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