It doesn't help that the HTA has that "... when it may affect another vehicle" in the section about the use of turn signals. It's the vehicle that you don't see (the one that's about to overtake, or the one that's momentarily in your blind spot) that needs to know MOST that you are about to change lanes. If I had my 'druthers, I'd rather that those words be struck from the HTA and then the cops write a "failure to signal" ticket EVERY time they see a lane change without signalling ...
In germany if you change lanes without signalling or are driving along in any lane with available space to your right (where you ought to be) and the polizei see you, you're getting a ticket and the evidence will be on video ...
I'm not saying everything is perfect there. Their vehicle inspection laws and procedures are way overboard and beyond anal. (Ours are nowhere near stringent enough.) If you have anything aftermarket on your vehicle, it had better have a TuV certificate, or else!
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