Drivers and Turn Signals

This has been a topic that I wanted to talk about for a long time. I took CTA for most of my school years and work years until recently where I made the move from Chicago to Indiana. Driving is the pretty much the only option to get from Indiana to my work in Chicago. Being one of those people that usually drive for at least an hour to get to work and to get home everyday is not fun. I try to avoid the expressways as much as possible because idiots who believe the expressway is a nascar race track fly down those roads like there's no tomorrow. 

However, that is not the issue right now. The main issue I wanted to talk about is how annoying it is when people do not use their turning signals when they want to switch lanes, making a turn into a parking lot, or when they're coming from the opposite direction and wanting to turn into a parking lot on your side of the street. It is so irritating when these scenarios happens and it happens every single day more than once. Have none of you ever gone to traffic school? Do none of you people know common courtesy? 

You are not higher than anyone else on the roads.  If you are not a first responder, then you do not get the privilege of driving however you wish. Even first responders know common courtesy when they are driving with no lights and sirens on. 

Have you guys never gone to driving school where they tell you must turn on your turning signal about 500 feet before where you are planning to turn? Or make sure to have at least blank amount of feet of clearance before switching lanes? I see people turning tight turns so many times and whizzing in and out of lanes like there's no tomorrow with no signals or care. You guys are all so inconsiderate and idiots.

It is annoying and this is how accidents happen. Turning signals are there for a reason - to be utilized. If you were turning down a familiar alley or something then it'd be okay to not use turning signals those are all the only situations where that would apply.

 I sometimes wonder what type of person is driving the car that just cut me off a few days ago or any other old day. If you guys are this reckless and push aside, I wonder how you guys in the other aspects of life. What is the rush ? Why are you guys all cutting through traffic to only get how many more steps ahead than everyone else to only find that it probably didn’t make that much of a difference ?

If its because you’re running late for work, then you should have planned more effectively on when to get up and what time you absolutely have to be out the door by. If it’s just a gathering, then there is no need to rush because you won’t be the only one wait. Rushing will make us lose our common sense and judgement and forget to use turning signals .

Work will still be there if you’re late. Gatherings and appointments will still be there when you get there. So why the need to rush and forget the basic safety and basic usage of turning signals and using better judgement?