When I took drivers ed in the late 70's, they still taught us hand signals. They were even on the DMV written test. Why, I don't know; nobody my age had ever seen a car without turn signals on the road, and had I stuck my hand out the window to signal a turn, other drivers would probably have thought I was trying to flick a booger off my finger.

 

I took my permit test 7 years ago, and the DMV book still had the Hand Signals.

 

Yup...When I took my behind the wheel test to get my driver's license back in 1998, I had to show off my Hand Signals before we hit the road.

 

The odd part of this is that I read where around 20% of drivers today don’t bother to use their turn signals at all. But they do open a window to flick out their cigarette butts.