Hand signals?

[Squashme]

What signals do motorists use to show that they are not turning but
going straight ahead?

[Rob Morley]

The only official one is hand raised to shoulder with open palm
forwards, but that's to tell the policeman who's directing traffic
where you want to go. Lack of any other signal /should/ indicate that
they're going straight ahead, but proper use of clear signals in
adequate advance of a manoeuvre seems to be beyond the ability of many
drivers.

[Peter Keller]

On Thu, 09 May 2013 14:36:29 -0700, Squashme wrote:

> What signals do motorists use to show that they are not turning but
> going straight ahead?

I have never seen one.
On the bike I am continually hand-signalling.
Straight ahead: Hand out in front, vertical palm, fingers out straight
in front.

[Mrcheerful]

It is the same signal that cyclists make when they are going to make a turn
or change lane: none at all.

[Dave- Cyclists VORP]

On 09/05/2013 22:36, Squashme wrote:
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> What signals do motorists use to show that they are not turning but
> going straight ahead?
>

The usual hand signal motorists use with cyclists is a one-handed
gesture. It is shown by curling the fingers of the hand into a loose
fist and moving the hand back and forth to mime male masturbation.

--
Dave - Cyclists VORP
"It is time for us to say to cyclists 'You want to join our gang, get
trained and pay up'. John Griffin, Addison Lee.

[Tosspot]

On 09/05/13 22:36, Squashme wrote:
>
> What signals do motorists use to show that they are not turning but
> going straight ahead?

Simultneous orange blinking lights on each corner. Often mistaken for a
parking permit.

[nik.morgan]

Wrong these are invisibility lights.
--
ennemm

[davethedave]

I think that's related to the horn sound indicating a car about to
perform a right / left hook.
--
davethedave

[Mentalguy2k8]

"Tosspot" <Frank...@gmail.com> wrote in message
news:jfKdnYhP_q5VMhHM...@giganews.com...

lol!

Does anyone actually enforce double yellow lines any more? I can't remember
the last time I saw a parking warden actually walking down the street
checking double yellows and parking bays, they all seem to zoom around on
little mopeds from car park to car park, listing reg numbers and times.

[JNugent]

Try the City of Brighton And Hove, where outright war has been declared
on all visitors to the area (and even residents) who have the temerity
not to have travelled by public transport, where parking costs �6 for
two hours and where enforcement is rigid.

I have the misfortune to be there on business a dozen or so times a year.

[nik.morgan]

We had retail premises there, we had to pay an arm and a leg for off street
parking and had to chain it up to stop interlopers.
--
ennemm

[Mr Pounder]

"JNugent" <jenni...@fastmail.fm> wrote in message
news:av4lb0...@mid.individual.net...

Try Chorley in Lancashire.
I was in a loading bay right outside the shop that I was working in.
Big sign on the windscreen WORKING AT ........................
The wanker warden did not even pop his head into the shop. He just issued
the ticket.
I stood there staring at him later, our eyes met. He walked away.

>

[Dave - Cyclists VOR]

On 10/05/2013 17:13, Mentalguy2k8 wrote:
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They do around here - bastards.

The SS used to send officers to Medway Parking for training.

--
Dave - Cyclists VOR. "Many people barely recognise the bicycle as a
legitimate mode of transport; it is either a toy for children or a
vehicle fit only for the poor and/or strange," Dave Horton, of Lancaster
University, wrote in an interim assessment of the Understanding Walking
and Cycling study. "For them, cycling is a bit embarrassing, they fail
to see its purpose, and have no interest in integrating it into their
lives, certainly on a regular basis."

[Squashme]

On May 10, 6:45 pm, Dave - Cyclists VOR <davidl...@blueyonder.co.uk>
wrote:

> On 10/05/2013 17:13, Mentalguy2k8 wrote:
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> > "Tosspot" <Frank.Le...@gmail.com> wrote in message

> >news:jfKdnYhP_q5VMhHM...@giganews.com...
> >> On 09/05/13 22:36, Squashme wrote:
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> >>> What signals do motorists use to show that they are not turning but
> >>> going straight ahead?
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> >> Simultneous orange blinking lights on each corner.  Often mistaken for
> >> a parking permit.
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> > lol!
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> > Does anyone actually enforce double yellow lines any more? I can't
> > remember the last time I saw a parking warden actually walking down the
> > street checking double yellows and parking bays, they all seem to zoom
> > around on little mopeds from car park to car park, listing reg numbers
> > and times.
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> They do around here - bastards.
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> The SS used to send officers to Medway Parking for training.
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Now the SS send their officers to The Medway Handyman for training in
basic sabotage using only a screwdriver and WD-40.

[nik.morgan]

That's enough to fuck up most bikes

--
ennemm

[JNugent]

On 11/05/2013 01:36, Phil W Lee wrote:

> Squashme <squa...@gmail.com> considered Thu, 9 May 2013 14:36:29

> -0700 (PDT) the perfect time to write:
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>> What signals do motorists use to show that they are not turning but
>> going straight ahead?
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> Everything after the first five words is redundant.

Oh DO leave off, you idiot.

[Peter Keller]

On Fri, 10 May 2013 08:03:46 +0100, Dave- Cyclists VORP wrote:

> On 09/05/2013 22:36, Squashme wrote:
>>
>> What signals do motorists use to show that they are not turning but
>> going straight ahead?
>>
> The usual hand signal motorists use with cyclists is a one-handed
> gesture. It is shown by curling the fingers of the hand into a loose
> fist and moving the hand back and forth to mime male masturbation.

Have never seen it.

[Dave- Cyclists VORP]

I'm very surprised....

[Dave- Cyclists VORP]

On 11/05/2013 01:36, Phil W Lee wrote:
> Squashme <squa...@gmail.com> considered Thu, 9 May 2013 14:36:29
> -0700 (PDT) the perfect time to write:
>
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>> What signals do motorists use to show that they are not turning but
>> going straight ahead?
>

> Everything after the first five words is redundant.

The usual hand signal motorists use with cyclists is a one-handed
gesture. It is shown by curling the fingers of the hand into a loose
fist and moving the hand back and forth to mime male masturbation.

>

> But if you are asking what signals they are /supposed/ to use, the
> only relevant one is intended to be used for informing a person
> directing traffic, and that is the hand held in front of the shoulder
> with the open palm facing forward.
>
Double espresso please.

[Peter Keller]

On Sat, 11 May 2013 08:19:05 +0100, Dave- Cyclists VORP wrote:

> On 11/05/2013 05:18, Peter Keller wrote:
>> On Fri, 10 May 2013 08:03:46 +0100, Dave- Cyclists VORP wrote:
>>
>>> On 09/05/2013 22:36, Squashme wrote:
>>>>
>>>> What signals do motorists use to show that they are not turning but
>>>> going straight ahead?
>>>>
>>> The usual hand signal motorists use with cyclists is a one-handed
>>> gesture. It is shown by curling the fingers of the hand into a loose
>>> fist and moving the hand back and forth to mime male masturbation.
>>
>> Have never seen it.
>>
> I'm very surprised....

Do you use that signal?
I am NOT surprised.

[Dave- Cyclists VORP]

Most people do, its appropriate for cyclists.

[Roger Merriman]

Park further out and walk/bus/cycle in?

My Grandparents lived close by so thats what I tend to do, if i'm down
by car, also saves the traffic attempting to drive though Brighton.

Roger
--
www.rogermerriman.com

[Judith]

On Sat, 11 May 2013 01:36:27 +0100, Phil W Lee <ph...@lee-family.me.uk> wrote:

>Squashme <squa...@gmail.com> considered Thu, 9 May 2013 14:36:29
>-0700 (PDT) the perfect time to write:
>
>>

>>What signals do motorists use to show that they are not turning but
>>going straight ahead?
>

>Everything after the first five words is redundant.
>

>But if you are asking what signals they are /supposed/ to use, the
>only relevant one is intended to be used for informing a person
>directing traffic, and that is the hand held in front of the shoulder
>with the open palm facing forward.

I say old bean - can I have a drop more milk please.

[JNugent]

On 12/05/2013 14:19, Roger Merriman wrote:

> JNugent <jenni...@fastmail.fm> wrote:
>> Mentalguy2k8 wrote:

>>> "Tosspot" <Frank...@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>> Squashme wrote:
>
>>>>> What signals do motorists use to show that they are not turning but
>>>>> going straight ahead?
>
>>>> Simultneous orange blinking lights on each corner. Often mistaken for
>>>> a parking permit.
>
>>> lol!
>>> Does anyone actually enforce double yellow lines any more? I can't
>>> remember the last time I saw a parking warden actually walking down the
>>> street checking double yellows and parking bays, they all seem to zoom
>>> around on little mopeds from car park to car park, listing reg numbers
>>> and times.
>
>> Try the City of Brighton And Hove, where outright war has been declared
>> on all visitors to the area (and even residents) who have the temerity
>> not to have travelled by public transport, where parking costs �6 for
>> two hours and where enforcement is rigid.
>
>> I have the misfortune to be there on business a dozen or so times a year.

> Park further out and walk/bus/cycle in?

Why should I?

Does the Loony Green Party council there have some sort of duty or right
to make the last few miles of the journey (plus the parking)
inconvenient and prohibitively expensive?

> My Grandparents lived close by so thats what I tend to do, if i'm down
> by car, also saves the traffic attempting to drive though Brighton.

That's your business, of course.

I tend to mine.

[Peter Keller]

On Sun, 12 May 2013 10:07:00 +0100, Dave- Cyclists VORP wrote:

> On 12/05/2013 06:38, Peter Keller wrote:
>> On Sat, 11 May 2013 08:19:05 +0100, Dave- Cyclists VORP wrote:
>>
>>> On 11/05/2013 05:18, Peter Keller wrote:
>>>> On Fri, 10 May 2013 08:03:46 +0100, Dave- Cyclists VORP wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> On 09/05/2013 22:36, Squashme wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>> What signals do motorists use to show that they are not turning but
>>>>>> going straight ahead?
>>>>>>
>>>>> The usual hand signal motorists use with cyclists is a one-handed
>>>>> gesture. It is shown by curling the fingers of the hand into a loose
>>>>> fist and moving the hand back and forth to mime male masturbation.
>>>>
>>>> Have never seen it.
>>>>
>>> I'm very surprised....
>>
>> Do you use that signal?
>
> Most people do, its appropriate for cyclists.

Thank you for that.

[Roger Merriman]

well if thats who has been voted in, then the answer is yes!

Plenty of cities are awkward, and expensive to park in, even with local
knowhow.

if it's that hard work, take the train?

Roger
--
www.rogermerriman.com

[JNugent]

On 13/05/2013 21:42, Roger Merriman wrote:

> JNugent <jenni...@fastmail.fm> wrote:
>> Roger Merriman wrote:
>>> JNugent <jenni...@fastmail.fm> wrote:
>>>> Mentalguy2k8 wrote:

[ ... ]

>>>>> Does anyone actually enforce double yellow lines any more? I can't
>>>>> remember the last time I saw a parking warden actually walking down the
>>>>> street checking double yellows and parking bays, they all seem to zoom
>>>>> around on little mopeds from car park to car park, listing reg numbers
>>>>> and times.
>
>>>> Try the City of Brighton And Hove, where outright war has been declared
>>>> on all visitors to the area (and even residents) who have the temerity
>>>> not to have travelled by public transport, where parking costs �6 for
>>>> two hours and where enforcement is rigid.
>>>> I have the misfortune to be there on business a dozen or so times a year.
>
>>> Park further out and walk/bus/cycle in?
>
>> Why should I?
>> Does the Loony Green Party council there have some sort of duty or right
>> to make the last few miles of the journey (plus the parking)
>> inconvenient and prohibitively expensive?
>
> well if thats who has been voted in, then the answer is yes!

The answer, of course, is "No, they don't". The road network is a
national asset, and one has a right to expect similar conditions
wherever one goes, irrespective of the looniness of the local council
(and they don't come any loonier than the Greens).

> Plenty of cities are awkward, and expensive to park in, even with local
> knowhow.

Brighton isn't particularly awkward. I can remember the days (not so
long back) when you could park there for free all day, especially in
out-of-centre locations such as the ones I need to visit.

> if it's that hard work, take the train?

Now I know that you were just being mischievous.