The Insurance Journal published the findings of a nationwide survey today, which reported that 57 percent of American drivers admit to not using their turn signal when changing lanes.

Response Insurance, a national auto insurance company, reported the findings, which included some of the following:

• 42 percent of drivers said they "didn't have enough time" to use their signal when changing lanes;


• 23 percent said they were just too lazy to use it;


• 11 percent said using their signal is not important; and


• 7 percent said not using their signal "adds excitement to driving."

The survey's administrators used the data to identify several driver types: Impulsive, Lazy, Forgetful, Swervers, Ostriches, Followers and Dare Devils.

The results of this survey brought me to two powerful revelations:

1. I'm always bored when I drive to and from work each day. Now I know I can add some excitement to my life and forgo my turn signal.


2. Response Insurance could play on Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs and create an instructional video about why it's necessary to use your turn signal. You know, Lazy, Forgetful, Sneezy, Sleepy—it's really all the same.

You can view the Insurance Journal article here. In the meantime, I'll be on the lookout for a follow-up survey: Drivers Who Are Annoyed with Other Drivers Who Don't Use Turn Signals.