Every thing I have heard on this thread makes perfect sense, but here in Michigan the law still requires the left hand signals exclusively. It's not as if anybody enforces it, we use whatever will be visible (maybe flares?). In the final analysis, the legality, visibility and usefulness are irrelevant, the only thing the the cagers remember is the middle finger.
Marc On Friday, November 16, 2012 12:11:03 PM UTC-5, Tim McNamara wrote: > > Those signals were designed for car drivers to use, since you can only > effectively signal with the arm that is easy to stick out of the window. > > Tim > > > On Nov 16, 2012, at 10:30 AM, Eric Norris <campyo...@me.com <javascript:>> > wrote: > > > My point exactly. Pointing your arm *up* to mean *right* is not > intuitive. "Up-means-right" is a code that has to be learned. Per Steve's > email, you have a one-in-four chance of getting your message across by > pointing up. > > > > If you want to turn *right*, tell the cars behind you by pointing > *right*, not up. > > > > --Eric N > > www.CampyOnly.com > > CampyOnlyGuy.blogspot.com > > Twitter: @CampyOnlyGuy > > > >> > >> Yeah. I was surprised (sort of) and appalled (a little) when I read > >> fewer than 25% of drivers taking their written license exam knew that > >> the traditional bent left arm pointing up meant a right turn.... > >> > >> Steve, E.L. MI. > > > > -- > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > > To post to this group, send email to > > rbw-owne...@googlegroups.com<javascript:>. > > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > rbw-owners-bun...@googlegroups.com <javascript:>. > > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en. > > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msg/rbw-owners-bunch/-/SAuU6glSo40J. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
