turn signal
noun
US
: one of the lights on a vehicle that flash to indicate that the vehicle is turning left or right
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His family says Wade's life changed in September 2025, when he was pulled over for failing to use a turn signal in Conyers and arrested for driving without a license.
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Dan Raby, CBS News, 10 Feb. 2026
An arrest does not constitute a finding of guilt:
A 47-year-old man from North Aurora was arrested on charges of improper stop or turn signal, improper lane usage and driving under the influence of alcohol at 11:05 p.m. Jan. 31 at Ferry Road and North Route 59.
—Steve Metsch, Chicago Tribune, 6 Feb. 2026
This could result in a loss of reverse lights, tail lights, brake lights and turn signal lights function.
—Olivia Evans, Louisville Courier Journal, 4 Nov. 2025
The system can also automatically change lanes in traffic by using a soft-touch turn signal application.
—James Raia, Mercury News, 12 Oct. 2025
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Dan Raby, CBS News, 10 Feb. 2026
An arrest does not constitute a finding of guilt:
A 47-year-old man from North Aurora was arrested on charges of improper stop or turn signal, improper lane usage and driving under the influence of alcohol at 11:05 p.m. Jan. 31 at Ferry Road and North Route 59.
—Steve Metsch, Chicago Tribune, 6 Feb. 2026
This could result in a loss of reverse lights, tail lights, brake lights and turn signal lights function.
—Olivia Evans, Louisville Courier Journal, 4 Nov. 2025
The system can also automatically change lanes in traffic by using a soft-touch turn signal application.
—James Raia, Mercury News, 12 Oct. 2025
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“Turn signal.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/turn%20signal. Accessed 16 Feb. 2026.
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