Riddle me this... Why, oh, why do drivers think there is a point to turning on their signal whilst they are turning or changing lanes? Let's see.... (...one hour later...) oh yes, I am not mistaken; the Georgia Driver's Manual states on page 91 that one should signal an adequate amount of time before making a their move for the sake of other drivers. (i wasn't kidding about that hour later. i actually researched it just to be positive i wasn't crazy. and half-hoping their was some sort of justification for all the morons who signal as they turn. see proof of my research below. do be distracted by the cuteness smothering this picture.)
People must signal mid-move because they think it makes them legal, right? I mean why else would one exert so much energy? It must give them some sense of fulfilling the law's requirements. They actually believe that as long as they flip their signal on at some point in their move that they are honoring the law?! I'm sorry, but I'm pretty sure that these halfhearted drivers are missing the point of signaling.
hmmm.... yet again, I am not mistaken; the definition of signal is any nonverbal action or gesture that encodes a message. I'm preeeeeetty sure the message a driver is supposed to be sending with their turn signal is, "I am about to turn", not "I am turning".
How about handicapped parking spaces? How often have you witnessed or heard about someone scoring a handicapped parking permit despite not actually having a legitimate handicap? They feel completely entitled to parking in a handicapped parking space. Sure, legally, they can get away with parking there. But isn't the point of a handicapped parking space to make life more accessible to people with actual disabilities? Not so people who are sly enough to obtain an illegitimate parking permit can be permitted to have front-row parking. It's not the permit that makes the spot for you. It's the handicap that makes the spot for you.
I was thinking about this yesterday. I was thinking about how often Christiandom misses the point. It's funny how empty and halfhearted law-abiding Christians can be. As useless as it is for a driver to flip their signal on right before they turn the wheel, it can be for a Christian to read their Bible or attend church. Isn't the point of Scripture to permeate your being and the way you engage with humanity? And the point of "church"... Biblically? Isn't the point of "church" to take care of widows and orphans? Yet, somehow we've band together like a den of lions licking each other and rallying the Lord's Army?
How about prayer? How often do we observe a person praying for the sake of others to sense their holiness? Or for the sake of others to feel influenced positively by their presence? Or for the sake of others to desire to be like them? Whatever the reason, if it isn't to communicate to God, isn't it missing the point?
I'm pretty sure we've missed the point when we're gaining a sense of self-righteousness from our law-abiding acts. It has become just that- an act.
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I can say for sure that, yes, those people do turn on their turn signal just to fulfill their legal duties, and to avoid getting a ticket. Not that I know. From experience. But yes.
I once heard someone say, "Why do I have to turn on my turn signal? I already know where I'm going!" Think about THAT for a minute.
But this was an excellent post. I am absolutely guilty of missing the point WAY too often.
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