New to me hand signal..

Was following a gentleman down Damen this morning. I had just got back from a road trip and had my bike pretty loaded, was not going fast at all. Every time we would come to a stop he would take his left hand around his back, gesturing to the right and patting his rear twice. Anyone know what this means? He was obviously the more speedy cyclist, so I doubt he wanted me to pass on his right. 

Thanks!

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Permalink Reply by EssFresh on June 10, 2014 at 12:56pm


But only at super slow speeds.


Jeff Schneider said:

He likes the feeling of getting his rear patted?

Permalink Reply by SixtyTwoPercent on June 10, 2014 at 3:51pm

He was being polite and noting which way the wind (his, too) was blowing. The pat was to confirm the source. The pointing was to identify where downwind was.

Permalink Reply by Dave Jacque on June 11, 2014 at 6:27am

He wanted the fastball low and outside?

Permalink Reply by Anne Alt on June 11, 2014 at 7:23am

;)

EssFresh said:


But only at super slow speeds.


Jeff Schneider said:

He likes the feeling of getting his rear patted?

Permalink Reply by Chitown_Mike on June 11, 2014 at 7:38am

Like patted his rear with the back of his hand or his palm?  I have ridden with some groups in the area that use a signal where they either pat their butt with the back of their hand to signify slowing down (like a caution or yielding) or opened and closed their hand, which is like the flashing of a brake light.

Or maybe this was some sort of motivator and a quick slap on his arse got him going again?

Permalink Reply by David P. on June 11, 2014 at 7:58am

I saw this for the first time a few months ago, and I asked the woman who was using it what she meant. She told me that it indicated slowing down or preparing to stop.

Permalink Reply by Lisa Curcio on June 11, 2014 at 8:01am

Hmmm, what is wrong with the old-fashioned hand signal for stop that everyone in the U.S. should recognize?
 
David P. said:

I saw this for the first time a few months ago, and I asked the woman who was using it what she meant. She told me that it indicated slowing down or preparing to stop.

Permalink Reply by Larry Mysz on June 11, 2014 at 8:10am

Some clubs use a pat on the back or backside like that to indicate slowing or stopping in their  pace lines.  The rationale is that the signal is easier to see for a person (cyclist) riding 6 inches off your wheel than a normal hand down and off to the side.

The problem with using it while riding on a road in normal traffic is that other road users don't have a clue as to what it means.

Permalink Reply by EssFresh on June 11, 2014 at 8:30am

Wow, thanks everyone. That makes sense as he used it before lights and stops. 

Permalink Reply by We all have an inner Beast... on June 12, 2014 at 5:22am
Wow. How many more things are we gonna change ? What with the bike lanes being on the left in some places and on the right in others...This is confusing for riders (much less, motorists)....now, a whole new set of hand and arm signals ? (Patting of the butt, "flashing"-or jazz hands, etc...not to mention the riders that don't signal at all or are "blacked out" (whether ed with clothing and/or huge headphones blaring music - it sure as hell isn't NPR ! -
Oh well, I will just continue putting my lights on and signaling with my left arm, while riding my pink and black '74 Schwinn Continental. I will let people know when I am "passing on their left" and saying a cordial greeting.
Permalink Reply by Julie Aberman (Hochstadter) on June 12, 2014 at 5:45am
We did something like this on my bike ride in Israel esp when we were riding down a winding and windy descent. You couldn't hear anything so at Least you could see if the person was slowing or stopping so you didn't run into them. We didn't pat though, just sort of waved with our hand near our butt.
Permalink Reply by Lisa Curcio on June 12, 2014 at 5:46am

I had a jogger on the LFP this morning who politely slowed down, looked over his shoulder, and raised his left arm in the form of the signal for a right turn.  Of course he was all of the way over on the right side, so I kind of guessed he meant his other right. :-)

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