Nathan+S’s+OpEd+Article

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I am sorry to report that there are some people out there who must have fallen asleep during the segment of Driver's Education where they taught us how to use the turn signal. Ever since I first started driving, I have learned that there are many people who for some God-forsaken reason decide not to push that little lever right behind the wheel whenever they are about to make a turn. Turn signals were invented for a reason. Oscar J. Simler was a good man who wanted to help reduce the amount of car accidents that were caused by lack of communication between drivers, and so he decided to invent his own homemade turn signal which he later patented in 1929. Fortunately, car manufacturers began to offer turn signals to customers in 1939, but all of this will have been for nothing if people don't learn how to use their turn signals. The use of turn signals will make our streets safer and more comfortable to drive on. And don't think that turning on your blinker midway through your turn justifies anything! The turn signal can only work its magic if you present to it ample time to communicate to other drivers your future desires.=====

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I'm not the only one who recognizes this problem either. I was once driving with a buddy of mine who had recently moved to California from Minnesota. He was complaining about how no one hardly ever uses their turn signals in California, whereas apparently in Minnesota, everyone has the morality to do so. We then decided to count how many cars we saw use their turn signals, and only about one fourth of them actually did! I felt ashamed by my fellow California drivers for being so ignorant, but I now realize that our generation will be able to solve this miserable dilemma. Brothers and Sisters, please heed my call! When you learn how to drive (or if you drive already), please make the decision to use your turn signal. Doing so will not only make the streets safer, but it will also show all of the people who don't use their turn signals how much of a rotten jerk they truly are.=====