§ 4155. Turning movements and required signals.

(a) No person shall turn a vehicle at an intersection unless the vehicle is in proper position upon the roadway as required in § 4152 of this title, or turn a vehicle to enter a private road or driveway, or otherwise turn a vehicle from a direct course or move right or left upon a roadway or turn so as to proceed in an opposite direction unless and until such movement can be made with safety without interfering with other traffic. No person shall so turn any vehicle without giving an appropriate signal in the manner hereinafter provided.

(b) A signal of intention to turn or move right or left when required shall be given continuously during not less than the last 300 feet or more than one-half mile traveled by the vehicle before turning.

(c) No person shall stop or suddenly decrease the speed of a vehicle without first giving an appropriate signal in the manner provided herein to the driver of any vehicle immediately to the rear when there is opportunity to give such signal.

(d) The signals provided for in § 4156 of this title shall be used to indicate an intention to turn, change lanes or start from a parked position and shall not be flashed on 1 side only on a parked or disabled vehicle, or flashed as a courtesy or “do pass” signal to operators of other vehicles approaching from the rear.

§ 4156. Signals by hand and arm or signal device.

(a) Any stop or turn signal when required herein shall be given either by means of the hand and arm or by a signal lamp or lamps or mechanical signal device, except as otherwise provided in subsection (b) of this section.

(b) Any motor vehicle in use on a highway shall be equipped with, and required signal shall be given by, a signal lamp or lamps or mechanical signal device when the distance from the center of the top of the steering post to the left outside limit of the body, cab or load of such motor vehicle exceeds 24 inches or when the distance from the center of the top of the steering post to the rear limit of the body or load thereof exceeds 14 feet. The latter measurement shall apply to any single vehicle, also to any combination of vehicles.

§ 4157. Method of giving hand and arm signals.

All signals herein required given by hand and arm shall be given from the left side of the vehicle in the following manner and such signals shall indicate as follows:

(1) Left turn. — Hand and arm extended horizontally.

(2) Right turn. — Hand and arm extended upward.

(3) Stop or decrease speed. — Hand and arm extended downward.

If you need some help cleaning, lubing or swapping the motor give me a yell …

The fact that your window rolls down properly suggests that the motor and switch operate satisfactorily. My guess is that your window glass is not seated properly in its mount, or that it is not set in its track properly, or that your door is slightly out of alignment preventing proper tracking of your window glass.

If perchance you do need a new starting motor and/or switch, which I obviously doubt, the junk yard is your next stop, and a ‘neighborhood’ mechanic to do the work at a lower labor rate and shorter time can be found. Even moonlighting car dealer mechanics who work out of their home garages are easy to find; just ask around! I have a local mechanic who does all my work and is completely trustworthy: JK Automotive, Savannah Road, Lewes 645-2598.

Jared, you said that the window goes down. You can make your hand signals (or if you live in Detroit, you can open the window and yell at other drivers)…you’ll just be cold for a time while waiting for the window to roll up.