Fishes and : Bumper Stickers

[anne_t_squires]

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> Carol responds:
> How things change! When I was in North Carolina ages ago (I was twenty or so at the time), North Carolina drivers signaled to indicate that the driver in front of them was about to make a right turn. It was a chain reaction. You, the driver, turned on your signal, too, so that everyone behind you knew to slow down. Then, when the driver or drivers had turned, you turned your own signal off (if you remembered). It was probably a dangerous practice, since discontinued(?), but it was intended as a courtesy. I also remember that my (then) husband got a warning but not a ticket for turning right on red; the policeman saw our Arizona plates and said that he knew right on red was legal in Arizona but it was illegal in NC. Maybe courtesy among both drivers and police has declined since then.
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> Anyway, the most aggressive drivers I know of are on the California freeways, which I will not drive under any circumstances. Fortunately, my sister and brother-in-law are used to them, so I have transportation when I go there.
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> Carol, guessing that Tucson drivers are about average in terms of courtesy
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Anne Squires:

You are right about how things change.  My parents are originally from NC and they taught me to signal as you described.  Either the custom has been discontinued or people just don't do that in GA, although we were living in GA when they taught me to do that.  At any rate, I had not even thought about signaling like that in many many years until I saw your post.

I used to live in NC years ago (1981-1987).  I think the drivers in and around the RTP have become much more aggressive since the years I used to live and drive there.  In fact, I was quite surprised when I visited the area in March.  I didn't think it was possible to be more aggressive than Atlanta drivers.  I found out I was wrong.  I have never driven In CA.; it doesn't sound like something I would like to try.

Anne