I do too. If im far from someone, I still use it. Cause in case of accident from behind and the person has a dashcam, the courts will see i maintained my lane.
I moved from northeastern NJ to Western Mass. New Jerseyans on the whole drive like outright psychopaths, but in Western Mass, nobody has the first clue as to how to navigate the 4-way stop. Everybody seems to think that the person with the right-of-way is them.
In Canada and the US people who drive BMWs have a reputation for speeding and not using their turn signals. The attitude is more "You don't buy a german engineered car to go slow and steady." I hope that gives you some context for the joke here.
Abe Buckingham I am German, to all those BMW drivers that dont indicate: The cars are so well engineered that they even have turn signals. And you want to use the car to its full potential, right? THEN USE THE INDICATORS
Thank you Sgt. Perrine for this PSA, we need more of them. My only complaint is this PSA doesn't stress the importance of using your turn signal when you 'WANT' to change lanes, not 'AS' you change lanes. I have found in the vast majority of situations your fellow citizens will honor your request, your polite request and let you change lanes. Keep up the good work.
I lived the first 36 years of my life in northeastern NJ. We used to call flicking on your blinker at the last minute and getting right over "the Lincoln Tunnel Method," because people would speed up and not let you in if you put your blinker on too early. For no reason, because they like you are also in dead-stopped traffic, but nobody in the NY/NJ metro area ever ended up getting to work by underestimating other drivers' irrational propensity to be selfish DBs.
Hah a girl I know in the RCMP will NEVER let people off from this ticket. Any person she catches not indicating regardless of any excuse is getting a 20-30 minute road stop and ticket. I gotta agree, this is the one ticket a person should never get a warning for. Its so mind numbingly easy to signal.
Thanks Officer- WAY too many people need to know this. Get in the habit of using your signal ALL the time, even if there are no vehicles around you, it becomes the best habit to have to becoming a responsible and courteous driver
😂🤣 I love this! I used to tell my husband when he was driving, " I think there is something wrong with the car". He would, say "really, what is it?" I would wait and draw it out and say "the blinkers are broken". Got him every time!
I just started my 1st bus driver job 4 days ago (for kids K-12). Thank YOU Officer for making this VID!!! I absolutely LOATH people that don't use their signal. Although I'm even more keenly aware of people doing it - - or NOT as the case may be, I'm MUCH more docile about it & no longer use my colorful "sign language" over it. 😀
As much as I want to believe he did this with a sarcastic tone, after driving in America for 6 years, I could totally believe him doing this to educate people. "Never attribute to malice that which is adequately explained by stupidity."
If you overuse your turn signals or are in the habit of leaving them engaged accidentally for long periods, you may consider an in-line turn signal fluid filter system. This will have the effect of keeping the fluid pressure high in situations of extensive use.
This avatar is the face of a white guy who majored in 2 separate, math-related fields... and set the curve of every test in a department consisting primarily of Korean students; and he's not amused.
As a "Seasoned Citizen" (65) I would like to add that the federal government made turn signals a mandatory accessory on autos around 1955. I remember my Dad and Grandpa adding turn signals to their older vehicles. Another thing: remember when seat belts were an option? They became standard features around 1965. I had a great driver's ed teacher who taught me to use both; to keep a safe distance from the vehicle ahead; to "drive defensively" (not "offensively"). Just using a little "common sense" and "common courtesy" when on the roads would save lives. May God bless the ISP Troopers: "Blue Lives Matter"!
Every person who thumbs-down'd this video drives a BMW, and is deathly allergic to their turn indicator stalk. This officer didn't take into account the deaths of BMW owners who would immediately burst into flames if they even *thought* about using their turn signals! Totally unacceptable, officer. Totally.
The New South Wales Police Force in Australia once posted online a meme saying "If you ever feel ignored, just imagine being an indicator in NSW." to draw attention to the underuse of turn signals (sometimes called indicator lights in Australia).
This must be a training video for law enforcement in major cities. I like how he performed in the middle of the street, makes him look extra professional.
LOVE IT!!!! I pulled up alongside a guy in a Mercedes who I had been following from one end of town to the other and not once did he use his turn signal he was going to Kroger like I was. When I got out of my car I looked at him and told him that was really a nice car, he was all smiles and then I said it is a crying shame such a beautiful car and so much money and they were too cheap to put a turn signal on it. He looked shocked, he said it has one I said it does well then USE THE DAMN THING!!! LOL
This is a 5 star video, thanks trooper. There are a lot of people in Texas that are unaware of the turn signal in their auto. Hopefully, they see this video. Thanks again.
I made a fun little guessing game where I find people driving with one arm at the top of the steering wheel and guess if they're gonna reach for the turn signal.
We need you on the Southern part of Indiana especially around Evansville where about 90% of drivers either don't use a turn signal or doesn't know when to the turn signal!
Just 30 min before posting this comment I was on my way home when someone in front of me thought it was a good idea to stop abruptly (in a 45mph zone) to make a right turn into a parking lot without a turning signal. If it wasn't by the grace of God for giving me god-tier reflexes in that moment, I dont even want to know.... My entire life and financials flashed before my eyes. It's unbelievable how much your mind can process in milliseconds in moments like that. All that being said, some people truly need to watch this..
I found this video by googling my outrage over non-signalers after years of being fed up with people not signaling in my town and finally today seeing a person stopped in the middle of a 4-lane road in busy downtown, ostensibly making a left, which assessment may be generous because there was no way to really know because the person wasn't signaling. I and the guy in front of me first hesitated, and then gambled on passing her on the right which ended up working out thankfully. How hard is it to drop your hand over the lever on the steering wheel?
Haha this is awesome. - There's been too many times where people have just cut in front of me without their lights. Causing me to basically slam on my breaks and cause an accident from behind.
Sometimes when someone doesn't use their turn signal I end up contemplating and thinking about their actions while filling myself with eternal rage until I black out. And that;s not good to black out while driving.
I have been using hand signals all this time. I have been wondering why nobody else does. I was taught to use hand signals when I learned to drive in my early adulthood, back in the 1900s. Cars were new, and we needed some way to show what direction we were going. And those lights on cars were just so unreliable. It's amazing that they came up with this awesome technology. Now I don't have to use hand signals. Great!
@@ZoeCalico Nashville isn't terrible for the most part, but I think a lot of TN can be pretty bad. Nashville is so diverse in terms of the people that are here. NJ is bad though, I just drove up there and it was awful
That opens up a whole new topic for discussion. My personal favorite is the drivers who slow down well before their turn, dragging their brakes even, but who don't signal until they're within 20 feet of the intended turn. Why can't they hit the turn signal at the same time as they start slowing down?
Another thing to remember people, you should signal before you change lanes but please remember the signal doesn't magically make all the traffic in the lane come to a stop. You need to actually look before you change lanes and make sure it is safe to to do so because believe it or not, the cars that were already in that lane before you have right of way.
It's actually quite simple. I've also been known to leave the turn signal on until I've completed the lane change manoeuvre is completed before canceling it. 🙂
@@johnchester5318 I agree. I've seen that a lot. I've been guilty of doing that. I don't notice that I've left it on until a minute or two after I've made the lane change. I'm then like *"Oh shit! It's still on!"* and then I move the lever back to the middle to cancel the signal.
Lol as a liability adjuster for an auto insurance company I can't tell you how many times I have wanted to scream at people "Well if you don't signal you are turning left how is the coming from the opposite direction suppose to know you are about to turn?"
This guy is a hero.
Are all your hero inbreed?
Chauncey Slánský-Dubček the fuck? wierdo
Only to people that a fuktards, like you.
ye wat rodrigoue sed fuktard like u
I use turn signals even on dirt roads at 4am when I'm just cruising about in the middle of nowhere with no other cars. It's one of my better habits.
When it's a habit like that, you're safe. I'm still working on that habit.
I do too. If im far from someone, I still use it. Cause in case of accident from behind and the person has a dashcam, the courts will see i maintained my lane.
This trooper did a great job! He should also do instructional videos about red lights, 4 way stops, left turns, and speedometers.
Very true
I moved from northeastern NJ to Western Mass. New Jerseyans on the whole drive like outright psychopaths, but in Western Mass, nobody has the first clue as to how to navigate the 4-way stop. Everybody seems to think that the person with the right-of-way is them.
You may think he's just poking fun, but this really is how you have to talk to adults nowadays.
"Adults". Americans, at least a great percentage of them, never leave behind the adolescent mindset.
LOL, that fucker doesn't use it guaranteed. I have yet to witness a cop who ever uses his turn signal. Ever.
@@potguyidkAnd yet Ive never seen one NOT use it. Ever.
No f u jackas
This American has an unusually high level of sarcasm skill.
well you know there are only a few people keeping sarcasm alive its really a labor of love.
Truly a crafted art...I am fluent.
Americans naturally are
Lmaooooo
As a BMW owner, what is this thing?
ayy lmao German drivers don't have that problem
They don't come standard on BMWs
Spoken like someone who hasn't been out of the country.
In Canada and the US people who drive BMWs have a reputation for speeding and not using their turn signals. The attitude is more "You don't buy a german engineered car to go slow and steady." I hope that gives you some context for the joke here.
Abe Buckingham I am German, to all those BMW drivers that dont indicate:
The cars are so well engineered that they even have turn signals.
And you want to use the car to its full potential, right?
THEN USE THE INDICATORS
My turn signal fluid was low, so I had to top it off and now I'm good to go!
jak dracula lol good one
u gotta always ask to have ur blinker fluid refilled when you get your in-cabin air filter changed every week, duh
They might have fallen out. I recommend more frequent service intervals.
I just fill mine with soapy wooder, it works just fine.
how about wiper juice?
Thank you Sgt. Perrine for this PSA, we need more of them. My only complaint is this PSA doesn't stress the importance of using your turn signal when you 'WANT' to change lanes, not 'AS' you change lanes. I have found in the vast majority of situations your fellow citizens will honor your request, your polite request and let you change lanes. Keep up the good work.
I lived the first 36 years of my life in northeastern NJ. We used to call flicking on your blinker at the last minute and getting right over "the Lincoln Tunnel Method," because people would speed up and not let you in if you put your blinker on too early. For no reason, because they like you are also in dead-stopped traffic, but nobody in the NY/NJ metro area ever ended up getting to work by underestimating other drivers' irrational propensity to be selfish DBs.
Hah a girl I know in the RCMP will NEVER let people off from this ticket. Any person she catches not indicating regardless of any excuse is getting a 20-30 minute road stop and ticket. I gotta agree, this is the one ticket a person should never get a warning for. Its so mind numbingly easy to signal.
ErgonomicChair so true.
God bless officer
Thanks Officer- WAY too many people need to know this. Get in the habit of using your signal ALL the time, even if there are no vehicles around you, it becomes the best habit to have to becoming a responsible and courteous driver
😂🤣 I love this! I used to tell my husband when he was driving, " I think there is something wrong with the car". He would, say "really, what is it?"
I would wait and draw it out and say "the blinkers are broken". Got him every time!
"You may have to put down your coffee or cell phone or whatever you have in your hand" ha ha!
I just started my 1st bus driver job 4 days ago (for kids K-12). Thank YOU Officer for making this VID!!! I absolutely LOATH people that don't use their signal. Although I'm even more keenly aware of people doing it - - or NOT as the case may be, I'm MUCH more docile about it & no longer use my colorful "sign language" over it. 😀
That Trooper deserves a raise for emphasizing something so simple as that!
This should be an exclusive for South Florida. Well done!
ShiftQuick Amen! All these fucking inbreds going into Tampa don't understand this
Arizona too! Our drivers don't know how to use them either!
In Florida, they just leave 'em on... FOR MILES!
This man deserves a medal
Great job Sarge! I didn't laugh out loud until you threw in.....put down the coffee and cell phone. That was gold. Stay safe.
As much as I want to believe he did this with a sarcastic tone, after driving in America for 6 years, I could totally believe him doing this to educate people. "Never attribute to malice that which is adequately explained by stupidity."
I love this guy. He is the awesome sauce!
This man needs the nobel prize👏
he did screw up and did not mention that every 5,000 miles u should change ur blinker fluid
I think you mean every 5,000 blinks :) otherwise you need someone to check your car if it leaks blinker fluid :)
If you overuse your turn signals or are in the habit of leaving them engaged accidentally for long periods, you may consider an in-line turn signal fluid filter system. This will have the effect of keeping the fluid pressure high in situations of extensive use.
Oh wauw thanks for tip !
I replaced my blinker fluid, changed the muffler bearing, and filled the tires with a fresh bucket of steam
Every state trooper should be like this guy!
The officer's patience is truly admirable.
As an Asian woman, what is this thing?
TrustATinOwl as a tired Canadian this comment was hilarious thank you for the laughs mate appreciate it
@falloutrangerlol That would be funny, if it were funny.
This avatar is the face of a white guy who majored in 2 separate, math-related fields... and set the curve of every test in a department consisting primarily of Korean students; and he's not amused.
+falloutrangerlol hahahahahahaha.
falloutrangerlol okay mate there's a line between a joke and being straight up racist it's not because he's white that you can be racist towards him
bro they should make you a commercial that should be mandated to play at least 5 times a day on every channel. Make it a TH-cam ad too
Still one of the BEST videos ever made by a state patrol officer. The original "instant message" technology :)
I love this!!!!! I have a pet peeve about it and am glad that someone is shaming bad drivers for it! Right on!
As a "Seasoned Citizen" (65) I would like to add that the federal government made turn signals a mandatory accessory on autos around 1955. I remember my Dad and Grandpa adding turn signals to their older vehicles. Another thing: remember when seat belts were an option? They became standard features around 1965. I had a great driver's ed teacher who taught me to use both; to keep a safe distance from the vehicle ahead; to "drive defensively" (not "offensively"). Just using a little "common sense" and "common courtesy" when on the roads would save lives. May God bless the ISP Troopers: "Blue Lives Matter"!
Every person who thumbs-down'd this video drives a BMW, and is deathly allergic to their turn indicator stalk. This officer didn't take into account the deaths of BMW owners who would immediately burst into flames if they even *thought* about using their turn signals!
Totally unacceptable, officer. Totally.
he's the hero we need. not the one we deserve, the one we need.
The New South Wales Police Force in Australia once posted online a meme saying "If you ever feel ignored, just imagine being an indicator in NSW." to draw attention to the underuse of turn signals (sometimes called indicator lights in Australia).
This must be a training video for law enforcement in major cities. I like how he performed in the middle of the street, makes him look extra professional.
LOVE IT!!!! I pulled up alongside a guy in a Mercedes who I had been following from one end of town to the other and not once did he use his turn signal he was going to Kroger like I was. When I got out of my car I looked at him and told him that was really a nice car, he was all smiles and then I said it is a crying shame such a beautiful car and so much money and they were too cheap to put a turn signal on it. He looked shocked, he said it has one I said it does well then USE THE DAMN THING!!! LOL
I've been driving for 28 years and you learn something knew every day.
He is my hero.
Thank you, I'm glad I'm not the only one that says this pretty much word for word every time I see someone not use a turn signal properly.
No one, including cops, around here knows about this secret feature.
This is a 5 star video, thanks trooper. There are a lot of people in Texas that are unaware of the turn signal in their auto. Hopefully, they see this video. Thanks again.
This guy is awesome, we need him in Massachusetts, I think a lot of people here haven't found this magnificent feature yet.
I know this was a long time ago but i really do hope this dude got a raise for this video. this is amazing stuff!
Give this man a Nobel Prize. Every time I start screaming at my windshield, it's because of this.
Thank you so much for this, because I had no idea where my turn signal was. I downloaded this video just in case I forget again.
Thanks Officer, your explanation was outstanding, these new fangled gadgets are amazing.
I've been told there is a special place in hell for people who never use their turn signals.
Sadly in Atlanta, a turn signal means "close the distance and prevent lane change."
Same in south Florida. Here, using a turn signal is considered a sign of weakness.
Drivers in VA need to see this PSA.
And he filmed horizontal...what a hero!
not the hero we deserve, but the hero we need
Good job, Indiana! I'm from Indiana, and I after driving around the US, I feel like we're the only people that consistently use the turn signals.
This guy needs a raise!
I love your sense of humor my Brother...I was cracking up the whole 1.15 seconds!
Glad to see that cops are figuring out about this handy feature - hoping it will catch on for our boys in blue
This man is my hero
I made a fun little guessing game where I find people driving with one arm at the top of the steering wheel and guess if they're gonna reach for the turn signal.
The drivers where I live can't seem to find their indicator lights but they sure know how to turn on their high beams in well-lit areas.
We are truly in the future.
give this man a raise
Please show this to all Portland, OR drivers.
Looking at you, Massholes...
Oh so that's what that stick is for. Ty officer.
This is great. Too many people don't know how to use it. It is very annoying, when you don't know what other drivers intentions are.
This is awesome! gotta love the "May have to put your coffee and stuff down to safely drive"
Beautiful! Great piece of work. Now go out there and ticket all those people you see failing to take your advice.
We need you on the Southern part of Indiana especially around Evansville where about 90% of drivers either don't use a turn signal or doesn't know when to the turn signal!
Just 30 min before posting this comment I was on my way home when someone in front of me thought it was a good idea to stop abruptly (in a 45mph zone) to make a right turn into a parking lot without a turning signal. If it wasn't by the grace of God for giving me god-tier reflexes in that moment, I dont even want to know.... My entire life and financials flashed before my eyes. It's unbelievable how much your mind can process in milliseconds in moments like that. All that being said, some people truly need to watch this..
I found this video by googling my outrage over non-signalers after years of being fed up with people not signaling in my town and finally today seeing a person stopped in the middle of a 4-lane road in busy downtown, ostensibly making a left, which assessment may be generous because there was no way to really know because the person wasn't signaling. I and the guy in front of me first hesitated, and then gambled on passing her on the right which ended up working out thankfully. How hard is it to drop your hand over the lever on the steering wheel?
Haha this is awesome. - There's been too many times where people have just cut in front of me without their lights. Causing me to basically slam on my breaks and cause an accident from behind.
THIS IS GOLD
Still today people have no idea how to use it.
Amazing yet so simple.
Sometimes when someone doesn't use their turn signal I end up contemplating and thinking about their actions while filling myself with eternal rage until I black out. And that;s not good to black out while driving.
If you close your eyes you're now listening to Nicolas Cage playing a State Trooper giving a PSA on turn signals.
Well said. I was beginning to wonder if these were optional equipment on some vehicles.
I love the passive aggressive vibe!
I have been using hand signals all this time. I have been wondering why nobody else does. I was taught to use hand signals when I learned to drive in my early adulthood, back in the 1900s. Cars were new, and we needed some way to show what direction we were going. And those lights on cars were just so unreliable. It's amazing that they came up with this awesome technology. Now I don't have to use hand signals. Great!
What a sick burn, this man, he's a goddamn hero.
and how about not using it the millisecond you decide to turn, you might as well not even use it at that point.
brad galactic or even better, signal as your already changing lanes #nashville
@@sc45470 As a NJ resident who was a transplant in NC for a while, TN drivers are the NJ drivers of the South. Dunno why it's that way, they just are.
@@ZoeCalico Nashville isn't terrible for the most part, but I think a lot of TN can be pretty bad. Nashville is so diverse in terms of the people that are here. NJ is bad though, I just drove up there and it was awful
That opens up a whole new topic for discussion. My personal favorite is the drivers who slow down well before their turn, dragging their brakes even, but who don't signal until they're within 20 feet of the intended turn. Why can't they hit the turn signal at the same time as they start slowing down?
Another thing to remember people, you should signal before you change lanes but please remember the signal doesn't magically make all the traffic in the lane come to a stop. You need to actually look before you change lanes and make sure it is safe to to do so because believe it or not, the cars that were already in that lane before you have right of way.
Best PSA ever thank you.
I love this. Please make more.
My only regret is that I have but one upvote to give to this video.
Absolute legend mate
Absolutely amazing. Wow.
Instructions unclear. Now my car is on fire
Sarcasm level well beyond 9000 in this one.
This should be on TV every 30 minutes in isreal. Those people need to learn to drive.
This is a wonderful and funny video ! Keep doing what you're doing.
Can you come down to Florida and give an hour presentation about this alien technology?
Thank you for this.
It's actually quite simple. I've also been known to leave the turn signal on until I've completed the lane change manoeuvre is completed before canceling it. 🙂
Now, if we can just get them NOT to leave the turn signal on AFTER they've completed the lane change! Some will leave it on for miles!
@@johnchester5318 I agree. I've seen that a lot. I've been guilty of doing that. I don't notice that I've left it on until a minute or two after I've made the lane change. I'm then like *"Oh shit! It's still on!"* and then I move the lever back to the middle to cancel the signal.
Tell em Trooper man
Lol as a liability adjuster for an auto insurance company I can't tell you how many times I have wanted to scream at people "Well if you don't signal you are turning left how is the coming from the opposite direction suppose to know you are about to turn?"
"You may have to put down your cell phone or cup of coffee, or whatever you have in your hand to use it" LOL
I think of this video every single time someone doesn’t use their turn signal and cuts you off.
Thank-you.... for being the voice of common sense.
thank you to the cute officer! this should be on TV!
100% support his message 😁👍
Here in Massachusetts, using a turn signal is a sign of weakness.
I really hope he's doing this to people in real life.
Instructions unclear, activated nitro.