05-24-2018, 05:40 PM
Waving hands while riding
Signaling the turns is not done to make us feel better, it is done to communicate with the rest of the motoring public. If (as I assume) an overwhelming majority of other drivers have absolutely no clue why is that dude on the motorcycle waving his hands, the rule is quite sensible.
(05-24-2018, 01:09 PM)LongRanger_imp Wrote: Wow, it's been 25 years since I took the CA motorcycle written examination. I remember that if you simply memorized the guidebook and didn't rely on actual experience, you'd be fine.
Does CA still have the law which forbids you from using hand signals if your vehicle is equipped with turn indicators? Lots of riders out here, mostly on HD's use hand signals when their bikes have functioning indicators. I always thought that was kind of odd.
Signaling the turns is not done to make us feel better, it is done to communicate with the rest of the motoring public. If (as I assume) an overwhelming majority of other drivers have absolutely no clue why is that dude on the motorcycle waving his hands, the rule is quite sensible.