Gestures to make to speeding motorists?

[Roger Merriman]

David Damerell <[email protected]> wrote:

> Quoting <[email protected]>:
> >I've often felt tempted to fit an camera flash gun on to my handlebars
> >that will give a double flash when I want. It would make them think
> >far more than any gesture you might give.
>
> I think this is an _excellent_ idea. But surely most photography flashes
> do only one at once and then need to recharge?

flash guns can have fast recharge rate, fast enought, but to be honest
one flash would be enought.

roger
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[Rob Morley]

In article <[email protected]>, Adrian Boliston
[email protected] says...
> "Rob Morley" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:[email protected]...
>
> > You could try holding your arm out with the palm of your hand facing
> > them - they'll either take it as "slow down" or think you're about to
> > turn across them.
>
> It means that the *cyclist* is about to slow down according to the HC.
>
No, the hand signal for slowing or stopping is raising and lowering your
right arm with the palm of your hand facing down.

 

[OG]

"Ekul Namsob" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:1idnjj2.pe34fl1dhfct1N%[email protected]...
> Bill <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>> <[email protected]> wrote in message
>> news:[email protected]...
>
>> > Are there any more obvious gestures to make that won't result in a
>> > road rage incident?
>>
>> With the loonies about now, it just isn't worth it. You are more likely
>> to
>> end up with a knife or a bullet between your ribs than a change in driver
>> behaviour.
>
> I don't believe you have any evidence to back up that statement.
> Certainly, if this was the case then I ought to be dead by now.
>

True, but do you have any evidence for any (positive) change in driver
behaviour?

 

[Colin McKenzie]

Rob Morley wrote:
> In article <[email protected]>, Adrian Boliston
>>"Rob Morley" <[email protected]> wrote in message
>>>You could try holding your arm out with the palm of your hand facing
>>>them - they'll either take it as "slow down" or think you're about to
>>>turn across them.
>>
>>It means that the *cyclist* is about to slow down according to the HC.
>
> No, the hand signal for slowing or stopping is raising and lowering your
> right arm with the palm of your hand facing down.

I sometimes do something like that, but at them, ie arm pointing
towards them not straight out, while looking at them. Generally seems
to work but they don't like it much. I think the response is
instinctive and then they wonder why they didn't ignore the gesture.

Colin McKenzie

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[Shaun]

On Tue, 11 Mar 2008 03:31:36 -0700 (PDT),
[email protected] wrote:

>Dear All,
>
>Is there a particular gesture to make to speeding motorists indicating
>for them to slow down either overtaking or coming in the other
>direction?
>
>I am often overtaken by people doing in excess of 50mph on a long
>straight road with a 30mph limit.
>
>I generally shake my head in disapproval. This is however probably
>unnoticed by the motorist.
>
>Are there any more obvious gestures to make that won't result in a
>road rage incident?
>
>Thanks for your help,
>
Its best not to make any gesture as the driver seeing a cyclist using
hand signals will think he's gone though a time-warp to 1948

 

[Simon Mason]

<[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> Dear All,
>
> Is there a particular gesture to make to speeding motorists indicating
> for them to slow down either overtaking or coming in the other
> direction?
>
> I am often overtaken by people doing in excess of 50mph on a long
> straight road with a 30mph limit.
>
> I generally shake my head in disapproval. This is however probably
> unnoticed by the motorist.
>
> Are there any more obvious gestures to make that won't result in a
> road rage incident?


I point behind me and shout "speed trap". Works every time


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[vernon]

<[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...

> Are there any more obvious gestures to make that won't result in a
> road rage incident?
>
No. Gesticulate at your peril unless you are confident that you can beat
your potential assailant to a pulp.

 

[Ekul Namsob]

OG <[email protected]> wrote:

> "Ekul Namsob" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:1idnjj2.pe34fl1dhfct1N%[email protected]...
> > Bill <[email protected]> wrote:
> >
> >> <[email protected]> wrote in message
> >> news:[email protected]...
> >
> >> > Are there any more obvious gestures to make that won't result in a
> >> > road rage incident?
> >>
> >> With the loonies about now, it just isn't worth it. You are more
> >> likely to end up with a knife or a bullet between your ribs than a
> >> change in driver behaviour.
> >
> > I don't believe you have any evidence to back up that statement.
> > Certainly, if this was the case then I ought to be dead by now.
> >
>
> True, but do you have any evidence for any (positive) change in driver
> behaviour?

There are several drivers who have looked genuinely sorry and have said
that they will keep a better look out in future. Clearly, some may have
been lying but I suspect most just made genuine mistakes.

In my experience, the majority of motorists are people and the majority
of people have no intention to cause harm to others.

Cheers,
Luke


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