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mjc7373 t1_j43vujy wrote

It's a creeping issue. 15-20 years ago driving in VT I'd encounter maybe 2-3 people a year who accidentally left their hi-beams on. Now it's more like a few times a month. Kinda hard to believe it's all accidental, more likely laziness and inconsideration similar to not using blinkers.

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Catatonic27 t1_j47imxg wrote

>similar to not using blinkers

Yes, anecdotally I've noticed the blinker issue happening a lot more as well. NO ONE signals out of roundabouts like they should, the usual failure to signal, and I've also seen a lot of false positives where people have a signal on but end up going straight. Like, what the hell is that? It's stressing me out.

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RetiscentSun t1_j4axw0z wrote

AFAIK signaling out of a roundabout is not legally required right? I just tried to look it up and what I found says it’s not a requirement but that you are supposed to signal all changes in directions so now I’m not as sure as I was before I started this comment lol

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Catatonic27 t1_j4azi4n wrote

I don't think it's required, but it ought to be in my opinion. Often I'll be at the circle yielding to someone already in the intersection only for them to take the exit right before me with no signal and it feels extremely rude. I always signal out of a rotary, and people seem to appreciate it because it saves then a little bit of time or keeps them from having to stop

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RetiscentSun t1_j4b1q6e wrote

That’s fair, I’m somebody that tries to signal out of roundabouts but I also don’t trust others signals out of a roundabout haha

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Finnn_the_human t1_j481hpa wrote

I only visit Vermont a few time a year now, and i literally can't drive a few miles without 2 or 3 people high beaming me. Not sure how you're not seeing it more often...

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