Changing Lanes (cartoon)

[marmar]

http://www.truthdig.com/cartoon/item/sandra_bland_20150725

[Gothmog]

1. Great cartoon

[appal_jack]

2. So true.

I try to be super-conscientious, and sometimes find myself signaling as I turn out of my driveway onto a rural gravel road. Yet even I, with all this proper intent, also sometimes change a lane without a signal by mistake.

Sandra Bland's life mattered. Finding the truth about her death matters. Stopping the over-policing of all America, and particularly Black America matters very very urgently.

-app

[cstanleytech]

4. Everyone forgets now and then, I even occasionally do but the point its still a law and its

meant for the safety of everyone on the road.
If you fail to signal that your changing lanes eventually it could very cause an accident and its a bad habit to get into.

[kcr]

7. No, the point is to excuse that cop's behavior. Not saying that's your point.

But that's the point of the majority of people pointing it out. The fact is most people don't get pulled over when they fail to signal changing lanes.

[cstanleytech]

8. Most dont sure but thats generally because there isnt a cop around to do the pulling over. nt

[kcr]

9. No, it's generally because when there is a cop around, they don't pull people over for that.

When you see cops on the side of the road, do you think they're checking for people not using their turn signal?

[cstanleytech]

10. In my area? No, they want the speeders for the $$$

[kcr]

11. Yep. That's pretty common most places.

That's where the money is. It isn't worth it to waste the time to go around searching for minor infractions like that and pulling people over. It just wouldn't yield much. If someone gets pulled over for something like a lane change it was either because the cop was bored or they were looking for a reason to harass the person.

[cstanleytech]

12. Right thats largely true but its a law thats on the books and its a good law to enforce.

Hell I would rather see them enforcing it than busting some kids for some pot because some of the people around here just are freaking dangerous behind the wheel with the way they weave in and out of traffic without using their turn signals.

[A Simple Game]

16. No what is happening is that it is diverting attention from his actions.

He had every right to stop her for not signalling, it didn't appear she signaled when she turned onto the road either. But all this conversation about whether he should have stopped her, or not, just diverts the attention away from his actions after he had her stopped. Maybe most don't get stopped for failure to signal but it is illegal and he had a right to stop her, continuing this argument is just a diversion.

The problem is what happened after the stop and how a person getting a warning ticket for not signaling ends up in jail for three days and even if she did commit suicide which is doubtful, why was there material in her cell that allowed her to do so. That needs to be the focus.

[C Moon]

3. I can't keep count of how many times I've seen police change lanes without a signal.

[Catherine Vincent]

5. And wrecker drivers

[mopinko]

6. yeah especially

if we kill them all afterwards.

[thesquanderer]

13. That's also what the roads would look like

if they killed everyone who ever violated a traffic rule.

[joanbarnes]

14. Great for the prison-industrial complex, though...

[Buzz Clik]

15. She wasn't arrested for failing to signal a lane change.

There are important points to be made, but this is not one of them.