Making traffic signals on your bike?
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So, I have a vague idea of what traffic signals you're supposed to do on a bike. The problem is, I apparently don't always have the talent to bike *and* signal at the same time! I totally tumbled onto the road today trying to signal a right turn with my right arm.
Is there a better way? Does anybody have particular strategies? Should I just practice more in non-traffic areas until I'm more confident? Do they matter that much in your experience--how bad a sin is it to not do them?
Is there a better way? Does anybody have particular strategies? Should I just practice more in non-traffic areas until I'm more confident? Do they matter that much in your experience--how bad a sin is it to not do them?
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Date: 2010-11-11 01:15 pm (UTC)There's one turn on my route home from work that I really can't signal on - it's at the bottom of a very steep and narrow hill, and I'm always fully engaged in braking with both hands, but I've never actually had a problem there (so far!).