When you first get your license, you think the road is this wide space with no directions besides the signs that hang on the side of the road to tell you the speed limit.

Thing is, there are many signs that we get from other drivers, or more so their vehicles. Indicators that tell us whether we should be going slower, going faster, if we should stop or even if we should give them space.

Take the turn signals, for example, they are indicators that the person in front of you is turning. That means that you should give them some space and stay back until they turn. Some people take this indicator as a sign for them to speed up and cut them off so you don’t have to wait for them to turn. That is dangerous and a good way to get pulled over.

Other indicators include the hazard lights. These indicators let people know whether you are having an emergency, you’re pulling over, or to simply tell them that you are going slower than the speed limit. People use these in snow or rain storms when they can’t see all too well out of their windshield.

Brake lights! That is a popular one. The brake light is something I hope you all know what that does. The job of the brake light is to stop. If the driver in front of you steps on the brake, the light goes on to let you know they are slowing down and you should probably too.

Flashing headlights is also an indicator. This is used when the other drivers are trying to grab your attention. Whether to let you know that there is construction ahead or even traffic, that is what they mean. A heads up to the other drivers.

There are far more indicators that drivers use when driving, no the road rage ones don’t count. I know you were thinking of those signs.

These indicators are mostly as a respect for other drivers as well as preventing anyone running their vehicle into you. Avoiding accidents one indicator at a time.

Jenkins, Richard. “Signalling – Making and Responding to Car Signals.” Signaling – Using Car Indicators and Other Signals. N.p., n.d. Web. 21 July 2017.