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I'll try to track down a reference, but I thought this was common knowledge (at what point did cars get turn signals-- 30s? 40s?).
Update-- no real "historical reference" out there, but think about it-- how would a driver signal a turn before cars had turn signals?
Tank-Ridin' Ryan said:I've never heard of the hand signals being designed to be used inside a car. I always thought that you signaled with your left arm so drivers could see you more easily. (It was just a few months ago that I learned that right arm out is a legal way to signal a right turn.)
I'd be interested in any historical evidence of in-car signaling.
mindfrieze said:If the guy recognized your signal well enough to criticize you for doing it wrong, then I'd say you were doing it right. The whole point of the signal is to indicate your intended action. If you could wiggle your right ear and have everyone understand your intention to turn right, than that seems good to me too.
Also, the only reason we were taught to point up when turning right is because these signals were designed to be made from inside a car. It would make more sense and be more intuitive to just point in the direction you're going, but then no one would be able to see your right arm, so instead we point over the roof with the left arm.
Doing it the car way when you're on a bike just seems foolish to me, especially when Illinois law now allows you to do it the right way.
I'll try to track down a reference, but I thought this was common knowledge (at what point did cars get turn signals-- 30s? 40s?).
Update-- no real "historical reference" out there, but think about it-- how would a driver signal a turn before cars had turn signals?
Tank-Ridin' Ryan said:I've never heard of the hand signals being designed to be used inside a car. I always thought that you signaled with your left arm so drivers could see you more easily. (It was just a few months ago that I learned that right arm out is a legal way to signal a right turn.)
I'd be interested in any historical evidence of in-car signaling.
mindfrieze said:If the guy recognized your signal well enough to criticize you for doing it wrong, then I'd say you were doing it right. The whole point of the signal is to indicate your intended action. If you could wiggle your right ear and have everyone understand your intention to turn right, than that seems good to me too.
Also, the only reason we were taught to point up when turning right is because these signals were designed to be made from inside a car. It would make more sense and be more intuitive to just point in the direction you're going, but then no one would be able to see your right arm, so instead we point over the roof with the left arm.
Doing it the car way when you're on a bike just seems foolish to me, especially when Illinois law now allows you to do it the right way.
I'll try to track down a reference, but I thought this was common knowledge (at what point did cars get turn signals-- 30s? 40s?).
Update-- no real "historical reference" out there, but think about it-- how would a driver signal a turn before cars had turn signals?
Tank-Ridin' Ryan said:I've never heard of the hand signals being designed to be used inside a car. I always thought that you signaled with your left arm so drivers could see you more easily. (It was just a few months ago that I learned that right arm out is a legal way to signal a right turn.)
I'd be interested in any historical evidence of in-car signaling.
mindfrieze said:If the guy recognized your signal well enough to criticize you for doing it wrong, then I'd say you were doing it right. The whole point of the signal is to indicate your intended action. If you could wiggle your right ear and have everyone understand your intention to turn right, than that seems good to me too.
Also, the only reason we were taught to point up when turning right is because these signals were designed to be made from inside a car. It would make more sense and be more intuitive to just point in the direction you're going, but then no one would be able to see your right arm, so instead we point over the roof with the left arm.
Doing it the car way when you're on a bike just seems foolish to me, especially when Illinois law now allows you to do it the right way.
Doing it the car way when you're on a bike just seems foolish to me, especially when Illinois law now allows you to do it the right way.
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