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Is it okay to use hand signals to display intention to turn?

 

Yes

Tony F

 

Anything that clearly signals your intentions is good, so yes. I've
noticed some cruiser drivers using their foot and leg to signal turns,
which seems to work well enough.

 

Except that it is illegal to not have your feet on the foot rests all
the time the bike is in motion

 

Interesting... I didn't know that.

 

That's probably due to arthritis and nerve spasms of old age from all
those cruiser riders that only take their bike out on weekends and are
not used to sitting on a bike for very long.
( it is more commonly seen with Harley riders )

 

In aus.motorcycles on Fri, 17 Feb 2012 10:37:50 +1100

But is illegal in NSW.

In NSW you must signal a right turn with a hand signal if you have no
indicators, you are not required to signal a left turn...

But it has to be the correct hand signal, a wave of a foot isn't
enough.

Zebee

 

.... and in the rest of the world, a wave of the foot is a signal to a
following rider that they should overtake. Or possibly an indication of
a hazard on the road... it all seems to rely on context. Lord knows
what would happen if you were riding a cruiser, intending to turn right
and wanted to indicate to the rapidly approaching rider behind you that
there was some loose gravel on the road. It could get messy.

Moike

Moike

 

If I was riding a cruiser or any other type bike and I saw loose gravel
ahead,
I would be more worried that I kept on the road with both hands and feet on
the appropriate receptacles and not waving any of them in the air

 

"Peter" wrote

Yes, but not instead of the turn indicators. In WA, if your bike is
fitted with turn indicators you _must_ use them to indicate. If you
want to take your right hand off the handlebars as well, that's up to
you. You must not indicate a left turn with your left hand unless you
are riding a bicycle. If it doesn't have indicators it must be so old
that they didn't come with them.

Theo