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111. Turn signals
Turn signals, also called direction indicators, are flashing lights used to communicate a driver's intention to turn or move laterally, such as when changing lanes. They normally flash on the side towards which the vehicle intends to move.
Turn signals should be activated early enough to give other road users useful warning and should be cancelled once the intended movement has been completed. Signalling does not itself give the driver priority or make an unsafe manoeuvre permissible.
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How must Indonesian drivers announce turns?
Use indicators or hand signals.
🔗 peraturan.bpk.go.id • Indonesia — Act Article 112
🔗 peraturan.bpk.go.id • BPK — Law 6/2023, Article 55, amendments to Act 22/2009
Must Indonesian drivers signal lateral movements?
Yes, after checking that moving sideways is safe.
🔗 peraturan.bpk.go.id • Indonesia — Act Article 112
🔗 peraturan.bpk.go.id • BPK — Law 6/2023, Article 55, amendments to Act 22/2009

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