Blinkers

Dear speedster, listen to me

A recent column in the Baltimore Sun grabbed my attention. Paula Beres, a mother and grandmother and a retired librarian, wrote about the people who use the highway -- in her case I-95 -- as a speedway - like, 'I am going to weave in and out of traffic as fast as I can and maybe I'll even race…


Rear view of car with turn signal on

Signals: Use Them, I’m not a Mind Reader

Signal: anything that serves to indicate, warn, direct, command, or the like, as a light, a gesture, an act, etc.* As in, say, a blinker. This is a really big deal to me because, it would appear, blinkers have become optional. Are they actually optional? Depends on your state. Here’s the thing. I…