Show Turn Signal Law Explained by Safety Council VP V.P. Another seldom publicized traffic traffie law enacted by the 1971 1911 Legislature Leo II It Barlow Utah Safety Councils Council's vice president pres ident for Traffic explained recently is the new hew law requiring signaling on lim limo access highways THE liTHE LEGISLATURE Barlow stated slated amended the old Utah Code Cale concerning this driving maneuver and it now requires re re- quires that any driver when turning at Intersections or Into private driveways or roads to signal their turning movement move Inove ment for three seconds The driver on the limited limited access access highways who is going to change lanes either cither to the right or left Is required also to give a n turn signal for three seconds The law he indicated means that the signal must be given prior to the start of the turn or the lane change FOR THE driver unable to determine how long three seconds actually is Barlow Barlow Bar low pointed out a technique developed for professional drivers By Dy counting one thousand and one one thousand and two one thousand three thousand three seconds will have elapsed This is a sure method of determining If the signal has been given for a sufficient sufficient sufficient suf suf- period of time and should be utilized by all drivers in ip the state THE NEW amendment also prohibits a person from stopping or suddenly decreasing decreasing decreasing de de- creasing the speed of their vehicle without with out first giving an appropriate signal to the driver of any vehicle immediately to the rear when there is an opportunity to give such a signal Those who violate violat this new measure he stated face the possibility of arrest and prosecution |