A driver lets you merge in front of them, so you flick your turn signal on and off a couple of times as a thank-you wave. Is using the signal that way allowed under the Highway Traffic Act?
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Correct answer: A. No — the signal device may only be used to indicate an actual turn, lane change or pull-out
No. HTA s.142(7) is blunt: "No person while operating or in control of a vehicle upon a highway shall actuate the mechanical or electrical device referred to in subsection (6) for any purpose other than to indicate a movement referred to in subsection (1) or (2)." Those two subsections cover turning left or right at an intersection or into a private road or driveway, moving from one lane to another, leaving the roadway, and pulling out from a parked or stopped position. A turn signal has exactly one legal meaning, and courtesy flashes, thank-yous and "go ahead" waves are not among them — they invite the very misreading the signal exists to prevent.
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