Signal when you change direction — Delaware Permit Test
Signal when you change direction on the Delaware permit test — 4 rules, each with the reason behind it and a question on it while it is fresh.
The rules
Signal every time you change direction, even when you do not see anyone else around.
The cyclist you never noticed is the one who needed to know you were turning.
Signal even when you do not see anyone else around.
Signal as early as you can; try to signal at least 3 seconds before you make your move.
A signal that blinks once as you turn tells the driver behind nothing in time.
Signal as early as you can.
Do not signal too early: if there are streets, driveways or entrances between you and where you want to turn, wait until you have passed them to signal.
A driver waiting in a side street may think you are turning there and pull out into your path.
If there are streets, driveways, or entrances between you and where you want to turn, wait until you have passed them to signal.
After a turn or lane change, make sure your signal is off; after small turns it may not click off by itself.
A signal left blinking makes other drivers think you are about to turn and they pull out in front of you.
Turn the signal off if it does not click off by itself.
On the test
Should you signal a turn when you see no one else around?
Yes, signal even then. The cyclist you never noticed is the one who needed to know you were turning. Delaware Driver Manual, p.122: “Signal even when you do not see anyone else around.”
How this works
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Where these come from
Every rule here is checked against Delaware Driver Manual, published by the Delaware Division of Motor Vehicles, and against the state code itself. Last checked 2026-10-05.
- src/assets/drivers-manuals/DE.pdf (Delaware Driver Manual, July 2026, Delaware Division of Motor Vehicles, retrieved 2026-09-14; sha256 pinned in SOURCES.json)
- src/assets/drivers-manuals/DE.pages.txt (scripts/de-text.sh: plain pdftotext cropped to keep the section tab out, physical 47 under -layout; the fixture every citation here was cut from and verified against; sha256 pinned in SOURCES.json)
- src/assets/drivers-manuals/DE-exam.html (Delaware Division of Motor Vehicles, Driver's License Exam, https://dmv.de.gov/DriverServices/drivers_license/index.shtml?dc=dr_lic_written, read 2026-10-05; states both exam figures; sha256 pinned under examSource)
- https://dmv.de.gov/menu/forms_manuals.shtml (read 2026-10-05; links the manual)
- https://dmv.de.gov/DriverServices/faqs/index.shtml?dc=dr_faq_general (read 2026-10-05; its 30 and 24 are the exam page's figures before 2024-12, per the Internet Archive)