More than half of U.S. drivers don't use car's turn signals.A new national survey reveals that 57% of American drivers admit they don't use their turn signal when changing lanes, but what is most startling star·tle v. star·tled, star·tling, star·tles v.tr. 1. To cause to make a quick involuntary movement or start. 2. To alarm, frighten, or surprise suddenly. See Synonyms at frighten. are the excuses drivers gave. According to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. Response Insurance, a national car insurer An individual or company who, through a contractual agreement, undertakes to compensate specified losses, liability, or damages incurred by another individual. An insurer is frequently an insurance company and is also known as an underwriter. , 42% of those drivers say they don't have enough time, 23% admit they are just plain "lazy," 17% don't signal because when they do, they forget to turn it off, 12% admit they are changing lanes too frequently to bother, 11% say it is not important, 8% say they don't signal because other drivers don't, and perhaps most disturbing, 7% say forgoing for·go also fore·go tr.v. for·went , for·gone , for·go·ing, for·goes To abstain from; relinquish: unwilling to forgo dessert. the signal "adds excitement to driving." "The bottom line is that most drivers are failing to see the importance of using their turn signals," Mory Katz Katz , Bernard 1911-2003. German-born British physiologist. He shared a 1970 Nobel Prize for the study of nerve impulse transmission. , chairman and chief executive officer of Response Insurance, said in a statement. The survey also found that men are more likely than women to forgo their signal when changing lanes (62% vs. 53%), as are younger drivers (ages 18-24), 71% of whom report they don't signal, as compared with 49% of older adults (ages 55-64). |
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