Turn signals — Georgia Permit Test

A turn signal has to be given for every turn, right or left, and it has to run continuously for long enough ahead of the turn to warn the drivers around you.

A signal given as you start to turn tells the driver behind what you are doing, not what you will do.

A turn signal must be given whenever a turn is made to the right or the left. You must give a continuous turn signal for an adequate distance to alert other drivers before turning.

Georgia makes it against the law to flash your turn signals at the drivers behind you as a courtesy or a do-pass signal.

You cannot see what is coming toward the driver you waved past, so the invitation is not yours to give.

It is against the law to flash turn signals as a courtesy or "do pass" signal to other drivers in the rear.

When you stop or slow down suddenly you have to give the proper stop signal, by hand, by arm or with the brake lights.

The driver behind is reading your lights, and a sudden stop with none is how they end up in your trunk.

When stopping or slowing down suddenly, the proper hand, arm, or brake operated stop signal must be given.

When must a Georgia driver give a turn signal?

For every turn, well before making it. A signal given as you start to turn tells the driver behind what you are doing, not what you will do. Georgia Driver's Manual, p.52: “A turn signal must be given whenever a turn is made to the right or the left. You must give a continuous turn signal for an adequate distance to alert other drivers before turning.”