![]() ![]() (b) The signal required in this section shall be given by means of the hand and arm, or by some mechanical or electrical device approved by the department of safety, in the manner specified in this section. (a) Every driver who intends to start, stop or turn, or partly turn from a direct line, shall first see that that movement can be made in safety, and whenever the operation of any other vehicle may be affected by such movement, shall give a signal required in this section, plainly visible to the driver of the other vehicle of the intention to make such movement. Perhaps quaint, but still the law (in Tennessee anyway):Ĭhapter 8 - Operation of VehiclesRules of the Road I don't ride on streets very often, but when I have to, these hand signals still seem pretty natural after all these years. It sort of worked, but you still used hand signals in most situations … left arm up at right angle for right turn, strait out for left turn and down at right angle with hand open and fingers extended for stop. My first car that I bought at age 16 was a 1950 Plymouth Custom and it had an "add on" turn signal strapped to the steering column that had a rubber wheel rubbing on the steering wheel that was supposed to turn it off as you exited a turn. So hand signals were common for right turn, left turn and stop and were taught in the drivers education class I took at my school as a HS sophomore. At that time there were still a lot of 40's and 50's (and older) cars on the road that didn't have turn signals, not to mention tractors and other farm implements in the rural area where I lived that not only didn't have turn signals but also didn't have stop lights.
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