{"id":1051,"date":"2013-07-08T14:00:00","date_gmt":"2013-07-08T21:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/drscience.com\/wordpress\/archives\/1051"},"modified":"2013-07-08T14:00:00","modified_gmt":"2013-07-08T21:00:00","slug":"automobile-turn-signals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/drscience.com\/wordpress\/archives\/1051","title":{"rendered":"Automobile Turn Signals"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"QuestionImage\"<\/a>  Why do some drivers leave their turn signals on long after they make their turn while other drivers don’t use turn signals at all? <\/em><\/span><\/h2>\n

———- from Peter Sorenson of Portland, Oregon<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

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\"\"  The driver of the car isn’t the one operating the turn signals. Ever since 1980 it’s been the car itself that turns them on and off. Often they use hamsters to both make and implement that decision. Usually their cages are located underneath the front fender, but in Japanese cars they put them under the back seat. If you hear a scratching noise coming from the back of your Toyota, that means the hamsters are hungry and you should drop some more popcorn down between the seats. When the signals are late, it means the hamsters are pre-occupied, often with mating or sleeping. When they don’t come on it all, it means the hamsters are dead. <\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<\/h2>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

\"QuestionImage\"<\/a>Why do some drivers leave their turn signals on long after they make their turn while other drivers don’t use turn signals at all?

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