Thread: The leg-kick turn signal.

Originally Posted by Purpdust

if it works for Pedrosa

Yeah, I'm not a fan of that type of signal either. If your bike is street legal, then it has turn signals. Use them. Also, most cagers don't understand this form of signal (i.e. leg use) so it can even confuse the cager. Something they don't need any more of.

I usually use both my turn signals and the arm signal and do it well in advance of the lane change. Then again, I care about getting killed or maimed by a cager that is suprised by a super fast lane change following a cryptic lane change signal. LOL.

While riding in a group, I'll use a foot to signal roadkill or gravel in the road to the guy behind me, but not as a directional signal.

Originally Posted by CBRVFR

While riding in a group, I'll use a foot to signal roadkill or gravel in the road to the guy behind me, but not as a directional signal.

Haha...it took me a bit to figure out what you were doing when we rode together, but by the second dead raccoon I figured it out...

i dont use the leg signal unless i am pointing out road obstructions

Originally Posted by MotoVegas

Yeah, I'm not a fan of that type of signal either. If your bike is street legal, then it has turn signals. Use them. Also, most cagers don't understand this form of signal (i.e. leg use) so it can even confuse the cager. Something they don't need any more of.

I usually use both my turn signals and the arm signal and do it well in advance of the lane change. Then again, I care about getting killed or maimed by a cager that is suprised by a super fast lane change following a cryptic lane change signal. LOL.

Not all states require turn signals as hand signals are appropriate.

Originally Posted by asiliat

when riding staggered and I want to move laterally within my lane, I'll do it. I don't see the harm in lettting peeps behind you know your intention. It hasn't gotten anyone I've seen into trouble yet.

Well, in a group of RIDERS that are together, well sure, they understand it's purpose (but I'm like CBRVFR in that foot signals to ME indicate road debris problems). But with regard to CAGERS you're kinda assuming cager's will understand it's purpose and function. Sure, fellow RIDERS know what it means... but a cager that doesn't ride sees a "foot-kick"? Taking one's life in one's hand by assuming they'll understand it's meaning. The flashing turn indicator equipped on a factory-street-legal motorcycle or the proper hand signals are universally understood by all (now whether pay attention to them is another story).

Originally Posted by Heavy-Dee

Not all states require turn signals as hand signals are appropriate.

Meaning, not all states recognize: left arm up at 90 degrees as a right turn; left arm out, horizontal, as left turn; and left arm down 90 degrees as slowing/stopping?

Odd, I thought those were the universal indications for making turns and stops in both cars and motorcycles in the event your turn indicator lights are out.

Originally Posted by maxib

Honestly, I'm not making this up. I saw a bicyclist yesterday that actually did give the left arm up at 90 to signal a right turn.

The first thing that came to mind for me was it was Baketech waving to another member of the ethereal brotherhood of two wheelers.

Fixed that for ya.

on the way home i saw a harley rider that i was approching using his blinkers and and signals, there was not much traffic, maybe a total or 15 cars i saw on that strch of highway