Originally Posted by RomSpaceKnight
Doubt the cagers will see a turn signal on a bicycle. I would go with the standard hand signals. I run my brakes motorcycle fashion with front on left. This allows me to use my left hand for signals. The front brake will do about 70% of the work in stopping a bike. Same as a motorcycle. The weight transfer to the front wheel during a stop creates more friction and shorter stops. MTB brakes will allow you to do stoppies easily.
Pretty sure you mean the other way around? IIRC, bikes here (in North America) come with back-right and front-left as standard. I switched mine to be back-left front-right (as per motorcycles I've ridden on and my former bikes in the UK).