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Hand signals
Back when I was in Boy Scouts, earning the cycling merit badge, I learned the various hand signals.
Left hand straight out for left turn Left hand raised to square, right turn Left hand down, stop(ping) All fairly intuitive except for that right turn. I think drivers and pedestrians get confused. General guidelines seem contradicting as well. Look below. Lately, I’ve just resorted to using right hand straight out for right turns. Seems to be less confusing to others. Anyone find the same? |
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The right turn signal by raising your left hand was a holdover from the days before cars had turn signals. Since the driver sits on the left side, they needed a way to signal out the driver's side window. Since turn signals have been a thing for close to a century, that particular signal is wildly out dated. Signaling a right turn with your right hand is way less confusing.
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I still use those signals and have taught my kids to do the same. All of my bikes are setup moto style and my right hand remains on the bar to operate the front brake while I signal. Last edited by ColonelJLloyd; 03-20-2024 at 11:42 AM. |
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Left hand for left, right hand for right, nothing else
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Left hand out - left turn
Right hand out - right turn Slowing - left or right arm down, usually wiggle a bit to get attention I think the left hand for all signals came from motorcycles, where the right hand is the throttle and brake, so you don't ever want it off the bar. |
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The club president, like many cyclists, tends to ride with his torso leaning forward. When he signals a right turn with his left hand, his arm points more forward than upward, so he looks more like he is waving at someone in front of him than that he is signaling for a right turn. Even when I know the route is turning right, I often find myself looking straight ahead to see who he is waving at. |
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When slowing, I usually hold my hand with an open palm facing directly backwards, as in a "halt" hand signal.
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Yeah, same, usually rocking/waving left-right a bit to hopefully be more visible.
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Right-hand turn: I typically signal left arm up at 90°, and as I get closer to the turn, I often, but not always, go right arm out straight. I think either is acceptable, but I often do both if convenient to cover both bases. But I am emphatically against pineapple on pizza, so there's that.
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When New York state updated their vehicle traffic laws to allow use of the right hand to signal right turns, I adopted this convention. Seens to be easier for other road users to understand.
Greg |
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doesnt really make sense, not many folks really know to pay attention to those signals (esp drivers)
Id say, I use most of the aforementioned hand signals when I am riding with other folks, and the more advanced riders get the more specific but subtle gestures. And with cars, I make it as obvious as possible that they see where I want to go, how and when etc. But yeah, would be good if more folks in general could at least learn these. Pretty sure I was taught them in drivers ed, and the more cycling specific ones from riding with more experienced folks.
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Always/only left arm up at 90*
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I rarely find the need but I just point where I am going.
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