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AG: Hand Signals`
You don't signal to tell the operators of other vehicles what you have done. They don't care. You don't signal to tell the operators of other vehicles what you are doing. They can see that for themselves. You signal to tell the operators of other vehicles what you intend to do. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- When I started riding, I used the signals given in the driver's manual. I pretty soon noticed that whenever I signaled a right turn, car drivers waved back. So I started signaling right turns by pointing right with my right arm, a mirror image of the left-turn signal given in the book. A few weeks ago I downloaded the Indiana drivers' manual, and was delighted to see that this signal had been legalized for the operators of two-wheeled vehicles. I don't think the book mentioned the "I'm going straight" signal: point straight ahead, raising the arm a bit if it needs to be seen by operators behind you. This is frequently useful information, but impossible to convey with tail lights. After I begin a left turn at The Entrance, I swing my arm to point at my exact destination so that the drivers draining out of the tunnel know how to be where I ain't. At less-complex intersections, there is seldom need to signal after entering the intersection. -- joy beeson at comcast dot net http://joybeeson.home.comcast.net/ The above message is a Usenet post. I don't recall having given anyone permission to use it on a Web site. |
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