Many states allow, as legal, making a right turn signal while riding
a bike with your right hand (arm). The original right turn signal
used by cars drivers was logical - your left hand was the only one
that you could stick out the driver's window.
Yes the right hand controls the rear brake and yes Wis Law only
accepts the right turn signal using your left arm, but for me using
my right hand is a little safer - I'm left-handed and I can keep the
bike a little more stable with my left hand on the handlebars.
MIke
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From: "Torrey" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Re: [Bikies] Mike Ivey's column (hand signal stuff)
Date sent: Sun, 25 Jul 2004 14:38:54 -0600
Send reply to: Torrey <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> I agree. All hand signals should be with the left arm. This would be
> consistant with motorcycles which I believe have the accelerator on
> the right side. I don't know who is promoting the right hand right
> turn signal but it is really causing a lot of confusion. We all
> learned the left hand way, why change it? We could change all stop
> lights to blue too, but that would be stupid.
>
> Torrey
>
> -------Original Message-------
> > From: Paul T. O\'Leary <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > Subject: Re: [Bikies] Mike Ivey's column
> > Sent: 21 Jul 2004 13:40:31
> <snip>
> > > >Use hand signals. Let drivers know what's up. Point left or
> right > > >depending on which way you're turning and forget that
> stupid bent arm > > >thing they used to teach in driver's ed. > >
> > > No, it's not stupid at all. I've heard people advocate the
> right arm > > alternative for the right turn signal, but I'm
> sticking with the > > real/legal signal because if I'm going to
> have only one hand on the bike > > to be able signal with the
> other one, I want it on the rear brake > > control rather than
> only the front brake. > > Two other reasons: > > 1) One's left
> arm is usually more visible than one's right, to other traffic.
> Oncoming traffic is obviously on your left, and traffic behind you
> us usually over your left shoulder. (A notable exception would be
> the E. Johnson bike lane.) A while back, I shared a ride into work
> with a certain unnamed fellow bikie (my commute route is a "subset"
> of his). I was several feet behind and tracking six inches or so
> left of him ("virtually" single file). He signaled a right turn
> with his right arm. It occurred to me that traffic behind both of
> us wouldn't see it, with me in between. A left arm signal would
> have been visible. > > 2) It's consistent with the only way a
> driver of a motor vehicle without functioning signal lights can
> signal. > > Paul T. O'Leary
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