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is it time they develop turn signal lights for bikes??
iggi said:is it time they develop turn signal lights for bikes??
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Does anyone recall if the IL Drivers test includes anything at all about how to interpret hand signals and/or how to share the road with a bicycle? I'm pretty sure it doesn't. There is rule after rule on how to deal with other motorized vehicles, lights and signs and sometimes pedestrians, but nothing about bicycles. I could be wrong. I'm actually looking for my old driving test booklet but I doubt I still have it from 10 years ago. I would imagine it would be on the internet by now.
I've gotten in the habit lately where instead of using actual hand signals that I feel most drivers can't interpret anyway, I simply point at my head then point in the direction I am about to go in or I'll make 3 or 4 gestures with my hand as to where I want to go. I feel like Babe Ruth every time :)
BURN!Ryan, I'm just stunned that you encountered a motorist who knew bike signs.
Wow, I haven't been called a "dummy" since like 3rd grade.
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.
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