Use your signal

To the editor:
I would like to share a thought with my neighbors in Brunswick County. When you buy a car, it comes with many options to choose from, but one thing is not an option. It’s that lever on the left side of the steering column, called a “turn signal.”
Its use is required
by law in all states. It is not only a law, it is a safety issue, as well as a common courtesy. It really doesn’t take much effort to push or pull that lever, and it does not matter if you are on U.S. 17, in a parking lot or turning into your driveway.
I wrote many summonses in the North to motorists I stopped who could not give me a single legitimate reason as to why they did not use a turn signal.
I hope sheriff’s
deputies and local and state police are reading this.
If you have a problem obeying the law and being courteous to your neighbors, maybe our law enforcement personnel can help you.
John Comparetto
Ocean Isle Beach
Passaic County Sheriff’s
Department, retired