Is signaling out of fashion or something?

Reply Subscribe

Thread Tools

Search this Thread

02-27-17, 05:01 PM

#26

Andy_K

Senior Member

Join Date: Jan 2008

Location: Beaverton, OR

Posts: 14,744

Bikes: Yes

Mentioned: 525 Post(s)

Tagged: 0 Thread(s)

Quoted: 3230 Post(s)

Likes: 2,089

Liked 3,868 Times in 1,439 Posts

Quote:

Originally Posted by alan s

Bent arm is for cars. Try signaling a right turn in a car with your right arm (in the US, at least). Unless you're in a really small car, you might touch the other seat if you're lucky. How is anyone going to see that?

I let my orangutan do that for me in the car.

__________________
My Bikes

02-27-17, 05:05 PM

#27

alan s

Senior Member

Join Date: Oct 2007

Location: Washington, DC

Posts: 6,977

Mentioned: 16 Post(s)

Tagged: 0 Thread(s)

Quoted: 1496 Post(s)

Likes: 1

Liked 189 Times in 128 Posts

Quote:

Originally Posted by Andy_K

I let my orangutan do that for me in the car.

Dude, you're not getting any for the next several weeks if she sees that comment.

02-27-17, 05:13 PM

#28

FBinNY

Senior Member

Join Date: Apr 2009

Location: New Rochelle, NY

Posts: 38,716

Bikes: too many bikes from 1967 10s (5x2)Frejus to a Sumitomo Ti/Chorus aluminum 10s (10x2), plus one non-susp mtn bike I use as my commuter

Mentioned: 140 Post(s)

Tagged: 1 Thread(s)

Quoted: 5787 Post(s)

Likes: 9

Liked 2,580 Times in 1,430 Posts

Quote:

Originally Posted by alan s

FWIW, which isn't much in a practical sense, most states still list left hand up as the proper signal for a right turn on a bicycle or motorcycle.

__________________
FB
Chain-L site

An ounce of diagnosis is worth a pound of cure.

Just because I'm tired of arguing, doesn't mean you're right.

“One accurate measurement is worth a thousand expert opinions” - Adm Grace Murray Hopper - USN

WARNING, I'm from New York. Thin skinned people should maintain safe distance.