I signal a left turn with my left arm and right turn with my right arm. I signal all changes in my line. Ex: If I'm to the right in a lane and plan to move over to the middle or left portion of the lane I signal my line of travel change. Then I signal again for the left turn if I'm turning left. The drivers actually get this and don't try to pull around me.
Also, I find it helps if you don't coast in traffic. The drivers seem to think they can beat you no matter what if you are coasting. If you are pedaling they seem to be more patient because it seems like you are at least trying to get out of their way quickly. Make sense?
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08-07-2006, 10:02 AM #1
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Signal when you change your "line"
As we must account for every idle word, so must we account for every idle silence." ~Benjamin Franklin
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08-07-2006, 01:52 PM #2
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I agree about coasting. I think it registers somewhere in the brain as "not moving" in that automatic-response mode that driving is done it. And when somebody's being nice enough to sit behind me before their right turn or heading over an overpass, I feel like I should do 'em a favor and haul buns (yea, it's doing *them* a favor to kick it in
) . If I'm feeling sluggish I just keep it in a low gear so it *looks* like I'm kickin' it in...
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