Originally Posted by
billyymc
Not just acceptable, but in some U.S. states a legal alternative written into the motor vehicle code.
My wife, 15 years junior and French, and I argued over proper hand signals. Research provided what you said. Also agreeing with posts about lack of driver training/knowledge, I changed to pointing with the arm in tbe turning direction. Two weeks ago, a young driver actually asked me what the hell that meant....
The DMV just hands out licences like they were skittles....