Bicygnal Bike Signals

[OakLeaf]

I'm with Tulip. Lots of people modify their motorcycles, for a more streamlined appearance, by removing the blinkers and putting small lights, like yours, on either side of the taillight. It's the minimum to meet legal requirements, but if you've ever been behind a bike with those blinkers, they're useless. Use hand signals.

I still signal right turns with my left hand. When I'm signaling for the benefit of automobile drivers (rather than other riders), I always hold the signal for a good long time. Mainly for visibility's sake, but there's also no mistaking it for a wave. I figure that signaling for a right turn with my right hand will be completely invisible to automobile drivers approaching me from the left rear.


ETA: the MOST important signal you will ever use is the slowing/stopping signal. If that thing has a brake light in it, then maybe it's worth it. I didn't download the manual and it's not really apparent from the product page how it works. Again, when I make that signal, I splay my fingers wide so that anyone with a little common sense can figure it out, even if they've never learned the signal.