Quote Originally Posted by eclectic
When I learned to ride my bike many moons ago I was taught to signal using the left hand straight out for left turns, bent up for right and pointing down for slow down or stop, the same as a car signal if your blinker isn't working.
That's what I learned as well, and when I went for my first ride with the LBC, another rider told me not to signal for a right turn with my left hand because a lot of drivers would think I'm waving, not signalling.

Made enough sense to me that I'm now signalling with my right hand.