Why YSK: Your signals alert other drivers as to what you’re doing; a signal bulb costs a few bucks and is usually a quick and easy repair to do yourself (consult YouTube); and any place that regulates motor vehicles probably requires you to have working turn signals. So knowing when and how to replace a burned out signal bulb can save you an interaction with law enforcement.
Adding: You can diagnose which bulb is out by turning on your hazard lights and checking all four corners of your car. It’ll be the one not flashing.
This is also probably a good time to check your brake lights. Put something heavy on the pedal or have a friend hold it down and check that all three brake lights illuminate. Replacing a burned out brake light is also usually pretty cheap, quick, and easy.
I still get PTSD from every vehicle I’ve ever had to perform this surgery on. Which has affected my selective use of turn signals; the less often I use them, the longer they’ll last. So I only use them when necessary, but if no other cars are around, I don’t use them, or when sitting in a turn lane waiting for awhile, I only turn on the signal if I’m first in a line of cars, otherwise I wait until the light turns green and we’re all moving again.