![]() So if your blinkers or brake lights aren’t working, do everything you can to avoid driving at night until they’ve been repaired. Visibility at night is already extremely low, which accounts for 50 of all traffic deaths. To signal to others that they need to reduce speed, the rider extends the left arm forward. The left hand is used to tap the top of the helmet, with fingers extended and palm facing downward. On a road without a passing lane, you may need a quick blast of the horn to get the attention of the driver in front then, an index finger, pointed urgently and repeatedly at one of their rear tyres, means “God you’re slow and I had to find some way to get you to pull over so I could escape your sad stinkcloud of mediocrity. You cannot rely on hand signals at night while driving a vehicle. To signal the presence of law enforcement personnel or manned checkpoints, the rider extends the left arm. On suburban streets, thickly layered with parked cars on both sides, a disappointed and long-suffering shake of the head tells the oncoming Volvo XC90 driver, “Just because you’re not confident keeping that thing on your side of the road doesn’t mean you get the whole road.”Īnd, closely related, a loose fist, gently oscillated up and down at the wrist, says “Just because you’re in a Mercedes doesn’t mean you get the whole road by default.” Use Cases for Hand Signals The main reason hand signals for driving could be useful. With your hand above your head point and notion to an area. This command is to inform the other person (s) to cover a specific area. Wave the hand back and forth to and away from your face. ![]() A few I’ve used in the past, to varying degrees of success are: a vertical rolling-hand motion for “Go, for God’s sake.” This is sometimes used in conjunction with a horizontal rolling-hand motion, meaning “It’s a roundabout, how come you don’t know how to use a roundabout”, followed by cradling-the-face-in-the-hand for “How do you even have a licence if you can’t use a roundabout, what is the world coming to, Jesus give me strength.” Arm out, forearm up, and hand open facing forward is the driving hand signal for a right turn. Make the hand signal stop but face the palm to you. ![]()
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