Alberta Motor Association (AMA) Learner’s Practice Exam

Using your signal lights is crucial for safe driving and effective communication with other road users. The correct answer emphasizes the importance of signaling when turning left or right. When making turns, using your signal light alerts other drivers, cyclists, and pedestrians of your intentions, helping to prevent accidents and facilitating smoother traffic flow.

When you indicate your direction before a turn, you give surrounding drivers time to react appropriately, whether that means slowing down, changing lanes, or preparing to stop. This action is essential in ensuring everyone's safety on the road.

While merging into traffic is also a scenario where signaling is important, the focus of the question is specifically on the requirement to signal during turns. Stopping at a red light or being parked on the side of the road does not necessitate signaling in the same way turn signaling does. Understanding the specific situations where signaling is necessary helps reinforce safe driving practices.