BC Class 5&7
Signalling and communicating with other road users
ICBC's driving guide: See-think-do
Driving is a negotiation with people you cannot speak to, so the vehicle has to carry the message.
Turn signals state an intention before the vehicle acts on it — which is the whole value. A signal given as you begin to turn tells people what they can already see. Signal well ahead, and cancel it afterwards: a signal left blinking is worse than none, because it is information other drivers will act on.
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Practice questions on this card
- Q-0314What makes a turn signal useful?
- Q-0315Why is a turn signal left blinking after the manoeuvre worse than no signal at all?
- Q-0316Besides letting you see, what do headlights do?
- Q-0317Why does slowing down early give your brake lights more value?
- Q-0318What is the horn for?
- Q-0319You cannot catch the eye of a driver waiting to pull out of a side street. What should you assume?
- Q-0320A pedestrian on the sidewalk turns their head towards the road. What does that suggest?
- Q-0321A vehicle ahead is drifting slowly towards the lane line without signalling. What is the useful reading?
- Q-0323What can you actually control about the space behind your vehicle?
- Q-0329Why is communication grouped with speed and space as a driving skill rather than as etiquette?