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I’d be interested to see, out of the “left hand up at 90°” crowd, what’s your preferences on say, rim/disc brakes, and tire width over/under 32mm.
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I'm 43 and have bikes from 1950 up to 2023. Rim brake and disc brake. Narrowest tires I ride are 28s that measure 30, though.
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This seems like a good way to endo. If riding one-handed, I'd rather only have access to the rear brake.
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But I'm 100% in that I use my right hand/arm to signal a right turn.. it just makes sense and does anyone really think most drivers 60 and under will recognize the left arm up thing? I don't..
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Probably would be for a lot of folks. I grew up riding motorcycles. I'm not going to change my front brake hand at this point. For sure no one is going to know I'm signaling a left turn with my right hand.
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Nobody in today's world even knows what stopping and slowing hand signals mean! If I'm in a line of cyclists then I'll use those, but motorists don't have a clue.
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Different states have different laws on what is a legal hand signal. If you show an illegal hand signal, and then get hit, you might be considered at fault. Many states have made a straight right arm signal legal for signaling a right turn. Know your laws and if you go to a different state, ask about or research what they have for the law. Waving or wiggling your hand or fingers is probably NOT a legal hand signal anywhere.
That right hand straight up for stop in the graphic is really odd. I have already had ignorant drivers think a straight arm signal is nothing but a hello. That would be absolutely misunderstood by most people.
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AZ says cyclists and motorcyclists can extend their right arm to the side to signal a turn. I do it that way even though a few people in my neighborhood have complained about it on facebook. I keep doing it for no other reason than that.
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I saw someone in an old car making the right turn signal and only barely understood what it was until after he had turned. Nobody understands it when a cyclist does it either, although a majority of motorists seem hard pressed to understand that cyclists make left turns.
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I don't have any hard data, however I strongly suspect that most auto drivers have no idea that an extended left arm pointing upward is a signal for a right turn, be it from a car, motorcycle or bicycle. Again, no hard data, however here in northern Ohio the traffic that I witness is that at least half of motorized vehicle use no signal at all when changing lanes or turning.
I was taught many years ago in driver's education, that you should use an auto's directional signals when backing out of a parking space, if for no other reason than to help get the attention of others; I do this religiously (thanks Mr. Meyers). In terms of operating a bicycle, Ohio allows using the right arm to signal your intention to turn right.
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Though I'm comfortable using the 90 degree left arm for a right turn signal, I tend to use my right hand. I'd say the majority of my signaling is for the other cyclists with whom I'm riding.
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the more important question is...
how to get phucking drivers to use any sort of turn signal? think of how many freeway and road accidents could be avoided if we just knew what the dumb asses were going to do next.
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