Originally Posted by
indyfabz
In my part of the world, patting the right hip/buttocks communicates that there is an obstruction (e.g., parked car, oncoming jogger) on the right side of the road and is a signal to move to the left to avoid it.
In my corner of the world, patting the hip is the same as flicking the elbow - I'm done pulling and moving left. In light of this thread, that does seem odd - why two gestures that mean the same thing?
I use a palm-down gesture - sort like slowly dribbling a basket ball - to signal "slowing." I can't remember if I made that up or picked it up on a group ride. Seems intuitive though.
Perhaps it's time someone created the official set of gestures that everyone will agree on. That should be easy ;-)