diff --git a/sunnypilot/selfdrive/controls/controlsd_ext.py b/sunnypilot/selfdrive/controls/controlsd_ext.py
index 6be015a9f4..efbc405bab 100644
--- a/sunnypilot/selfdrive/controls/controlsd_ext.py
+++ b/sunnypilot/selfdrive/controls/controlsd_ext.py
@@ -8,23 +8,20 @@ import cereal.messaging as messaging
 from cereal import custom
 
 from opendbc.car import structs
-from openpilot.common.conversions import Conversions as CV
 from openpilot.common.params import Params
 from openpilot.common.swaglog import cloudlog
 from openpilot.sunnypilot.selfdrive.controls.lib.param_store import ParamStore
+from openpilot.sunnypilot.selfdrive.controls.lib.blinker_pause_lateral import BlinkerPauseLateral
 
 
 class ControlsExt:
   def __init__(self, CP: structs.CarParams, params: Params):
     self.CP = CP
     self.params = params
+    self.blinker_pause_lateral = BlinkerPauseLateral()
     self.param_store = ParamStore(self.CP)
     self.get_params_sp()
 
-    self.is_metric = self.params.get_bool("IsMetric")
-    self.blinker_pause_lateral_control = self.params.get_bool("BlinkerPauseLateralControl")
-    self.blinker_min_lat_control_speed = int(self.params.get("BlinkerMinLateralControlSpeed", encoding='utf8'))
-
     cloudlog.info("controlsd_ext is waiting for CarParamsSP")
     self.CP_SP = messaging.log_from_bytes(params.get("CarParamsSP", block=True), custom.CarParamsSP)
     cloudlog.info("controlsd_ext got CarParamsSP")
@@ -35,20 +32,11 @@ class ControlsExt:
   def get_params_sp(self) -> None:
     self.param_store.update(self.params)
 
-    self.is_metric = self.params.get_bool("IsMetric")
-    self.blinker_pause_lateral_control = self.params.get_bool("BlinkerPauseLateralControl")
-    self.blinker_min_lat_control_speed = int(self.params.get("BlinkerMinLateralControlSpeed", encoding='utf8'))
-
   def get_lat_active(self, sm: messaging.SubMaster) -> bool:
-    ss_sp = sm['selfdriveStateSP']
-    car_state = sm['carState']
-
-    one_blinker = car_state.leftBlinker != car_state.rightBlinker
-    blinker_min_speed_ms = self.blinker_min_lat_control_speed * (CV.MPH_TO_MS if self.is_metric else CV.KPH_TO_MS)
-
-    if self.blinker_pause_lateral_control and one_blinker and car_state.vEgo < blinker_min_speed_ms:
+    if self.blinker_pause_lateral.should_blinker_pause_lateral(sm['carState']):
       return False
 
+    ss_sp = sm['selfdriveStateSP']
     if ss_sp.mads.available:
       return bool(ss_sp.mads.active)
 
diff --git a/sunnypilot/selfdrive/controls/lib/blinker_pause_lateral.py b/sunnypilot/selfdrive/controls/lib/blinker_pause_lateral.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..a9da5ac2e4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/sunnypilot/selfdrive/controls/lib/blinker_pause_lateral.py
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+"""
+Copyright (c) 2021-, Haibin Wen, sunnypilot, and a number of other contributors.
+
+This file is part of sunnypilot and is licensed under the MIT License.
+See the LICENSE.md file in the root directory for more details.
+"""
+from cereal import car
+
+from openpilot.common.conversions import Conversions as CV
+from openpilot.common.params import Params
+
+
+class BlinkerPauseLateral:
+  def __init__(self):
+    self.params = Params()
+
+    self.enabled = self.params.get_bool("BlinkerPauseLateralControl")
+    self.is_metric = self.params.get_bool("IsMetric")
+    self.min_speed = 0
+
+  def get_params(self) -> None:
+    self.enabled = self.params.get_bool("BlinkerPauseLateralControl")
+    self.is_metric = self.params.get_bool("IsMetric")
+    self.min_speed = int(self.params.get("BlinkerMinLateralControlSpeed", encoding='utf8'))
+
+  def should_blinker_pause_lateral(self, CS: car.CarState) -> bool:
+    if not self.enabled:
+      return False
+
+    one_blinker = CS.leftBlinker != CS.rightBlinker
+    speed_factor = CV.KPH_TO_MS if self.is_metric else CV.MPH_TO_MS
+    min_speed_ms = self.min_speed * speed_factor
+
+    return one_blinker and CS.vEgo < min_speed_ms