Signaling a turn — Tennessee Permit Test

Unless you signal, other drivers expect you to keep going straight in the lane you are in.

Other drivers plan their moves around yours. A turn with no signal catches them by surprise.

Unless you signal, other drivers expect you to keep traveling the path of the roadway, using the lane in which your vehicle is positioned.

When you use hand signals, bring your arm in during the actual turn to keep control of the steering wheel.

Turning the wheel with one hand is hard to do well. Both hands give you full control through the turn.

When you use hand signals, bring your arm in during the actual turn to keep control of the steering wheel.

Hand signals should be used when the sun is shining brightly, because it makes your turn signal light harder to see.

In bright sun a blinking bulb can be almost invisible. An arm out the window is easy to spot.

Hand signals should be used when the sun is shining brightly.

When signaling a stop, lightly pump your brakes a few times to draw attention with your brake lights.

A driver behind who is looking at a phone may miss steady brake lights. Blinking ones catch the eye.

When signaling a stop, lightly pump your brakes a few times to attract attention with your brake lights.

Turn off your turn signal after using it; a signal left on might tempt other drivers to pull out in front of you.

A driver waiting to pull out sees your blinker and thinks you will turn. They pull out, and you hit them.

By leaving it on, you might tempt other drivers to pull out in front of you.

If you turn without signaling, what do other drivers expect you to do?

Keep going in your lane. Other drivers plan their moves around yours. A turn with no signal catches them by surprise. Tennessee Comprehensive Driver License Manual, p.55: “Unless you signal, other drivers expect you to keep traveling the path of the roadway, using the lane in which your vehicle is positioned.”