Are turn signals required in Ca?

Turn signals first started in 1938 Buick's. Are they required in California for vintage cars or are they considered exempt?

 

I don't think i'd drive in so cal without

 

And it was actually the 1939 buick that got them first...Mounted in the
center of the truck lid no less Jim

 

What cars had the arm on that swung out to signal?

 

You are required to SIGNAL, not have turn signals. Your left arm will sufice.

 

Dunno about domestics, but know that the English Sunbeam Talbot 90's of the early 50's had those arms on both sides. They were called trafficators.

 

Thanks for sharing the knowledge.

 

Bugs

 

if it wasn't factory it's not required. but you must signal with your arm.

 

i do this when cops are around. otherwise they dont really pay any mind to oldie cars where i live unless you are being a total tard

 

yea the funny thing most people here in new cars fail to use them! i dont understand why?

 

HA! If they are required people here in Cali rarely if ever use em!

 

I've never had them on my '51, but I do actually signal the manual way. Not that I think anybody even knows what the fuck hand signals are, but just in case.

 

Right. Untill the idiot who's passing you on the shoulder, while you're making a right turn with your arm properly hung out the left window pointing up int correct "I'm turning right" position T-bones you. That's the reason I put signals on my Panhead.

 

The european cars that had them such as VWs called them semaphores, really kool little arms that lifted up and had a flashing light at the end.

 

cover your own ass . If you got ac , do you really want to crank the window every time you signal ? Pick out a nice custom pair.

 

Where I live most people don't use signals unless it's a one fingered salute,,they are to busy talking on a damn cell phone! HRP

 

Down here, it's rare to see anyone use their turnsignals... even the cops hardly use 'em. I tell folks that in Florida, if you buy a 20 year old car, chances are the turn signal switch has never been used. To me, it's just an example of sloppy driving.

 

Back in the '50s my Dad was in the Air Force and bought a '37 Fiat Topolino and it had the semaphore signal arms.

 

this is the answer, you are required to have the saftey items that came with your car from the factory this goes for several items

 

To answer the question;
California Vehicle Code 24951<!-- #EndEditable -->. <!-- #BeginEditable "section_content" -->(a) Any vehicle may be equipped with a lamp-type turn signal system capable of clearly indicating any intention to turn either to the right or to the left.<!-- #EndEditable -->
<!-- #BeginEditable "addl_section_content" -->(b) The following vehicles shall be equipped with a lamp-type turn signal system meeting the requirements of this chapter.
(1) Motor trucks, truck tractors, buses and passenger vehicles, other than motorcycles, manufactured and first registered on or after January 1, 1958.

 

How are you supposed to get ahead in life if everybody knows your next move!

 

Remember that left and right turn exterior indicators must be at least 9 inches apart!

 

the VWs didn't flash. they just illuminated.

 

mine did! they had a mind of there own! sometimes they would come up, other times they didnt!

 

I wonder how many drivers out there today know what the arm signals mean and what they look like? There are just so many dumb drivers on the road toady.

CRUISER

 

I'm sure they think I'm the idiot with my arm out the window for no reason.

 

Tell you what, I use arm as well as turn signals, 'course I have a vert with no windows.. but as stated, in today's world most people drive with their heads up their ass..

 

Look out in small towns anywhere because everybody is supposed to know where everybody else is going and they have no idea why you are sticking your hand out the window.

 

That's what I'm concerned with. The last time that I saw anybody give a hand signal had to have been 30 years ago, I knew what it meant but nobody else seemed to. Hand signals now amount to somebody waving you off at a 4 way because ya'll stopped at the same time...you go..., no you go, yer on my right, ...no you go! Hell I'm goin then...I am too...no stop, ok you go... dammit!