Rant

The following is not suitable for children, small farm animals and most house-hold appliances.

Turn Signal: n : a blinking light on a motor vehicle that indicates the direction in which the vehicle is about to turn.

Now, obviously this definition taken from Dictionary.com isn't wholly inclusive because one can have turn signals on bicycles (awful things, really. They introduce extra weight, battery usage, wind resistance, etc.) and other non-motorized vehicles like the occasional weird pedestrian. The point is, they exist on most motorized vehicles in the US. In fact, they are supposed to exist on all vehicles manufactured after July 1, 1958. They are there for a reason. That reason is to let other people know what you are planning to do. If you are planning to turn a corner, use them approximately 3 seconds prior to making your turn. If you are going to change lanes, use them BEFORE you actually start moving in to the destination lane. If you are interested in further uses of turn signals, please look at page 36 of the Wisconsin Motorists' Handbook. There is a great deal of excellent information in that document. There are snippets on who has right of way at an intersection, when and how to use your horn, when you are supposed to have your high-beam headlights on and when you are supposed to have your headlights on in general. It seems like an almost necessary document for those planning on engaging in vehicular travel on Wisconsin roadways. Ah, but I digress. The point of this paragraph was to talk about turn signals. In short and to be exceedingly blunt, if you have a turn signal, USE IT!!!!!! THERE IS NO SHORTAGE OF BLINKER FLUID. IT WON'T KILL YOU TO BE CONSIDERATE OF OTHER PEOPLE. USE YOUR F***ING TURN SIGNALS!!!!! IS IT SO F***ING HARD TO UNDERSTAND?!?!?!?!?!? IF YOUR ARE PLANNING ON GOING IN A DIRECTION OTHER THAN STRAIGHT, USING A F***ING TURN SIGNAL!!!!!

I'll save my rant on using pickup trucks as personal vehicles for another day.