Originally Posted by
Roughstuff
... Vehicles are equipped with brake lights, numerous mirrors, and turn signals, none of which require the rider to remove his hand from the streering mechanism or his eye from the roadway in front of him; and which provide invaluable information about, and to, other vehicles and raodway users. Bicycles have neither.
This part of your post is wrong. As a cyclist, I have a helmet mounted mirror that works much better than the numerous mirrors a motorist has. As a cyclist, I have a stop signal that works just fine, (my left arm) motorist just have to learn what the signal means (something they were suppose to do before they got a drivers license). As a cyclist, I have turn signals (see sentence above). I am able to see the road ahead and still keep one hand on my steering control. Are you claming that motorist keep both hands on their steering control when activating turn signals?
PS: Here in Hawaii, I use my turn signals far more often than most motorist.