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[-] Assassassin@lemmy.dbzer0.com 25 points 3 months ago

Those hand signals are also used in cars and are part of pretty much every driver's handbook that you have to read to get your license, though???

[-] Nikki@lemmy.blahaj.zone 18 points 3 months ago

funny you think most people who have a license have read the handbook

[-] yermaw@sh.itjust.works 2 points 3 months ago

They dont ship with books any more.

[-] Assassassin@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 3 months ago

Wishful thinking, but I have enough daily evidence to know better lol

[-] boonhet@sopuli.xyz 2 points 3 months ago

It's kinda hard to get a license without it. But once you have it you can forget much of it and retain your license.

[-] sp3ctr4l@lemmy.dbzer0.com 13 points 3 months ago

Yep.

If you don't know those hands signs, your drivers liscense should be revoked, you are a danger to everyone you are on the road with.

[-] sundray@lemmus.org 9 points 3 months ago

Ah, but hand signals are the equivalent of indicators/blinkers, and the part of the brain responsible for remembering to use them self-destructs as soon as your license arrives in the mail.

[-] Belly_Beanis@hexbear.net 6 points 3 months ago

Yeah you're supposed to use them in case your turn signal is broken. Other drivers are supposed to know what they mean.

[-] PotatoesFall@discuss.tchncs.de 12 points 3 months ago

as a bike nerd, lol. lmao even

[-] RaspberryTuba@hexbear.net 2 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

I just go with generic gestures/pointing as needed. I know what you folks are like and it would be silly to think that everyone knows them.

[-] Swedneck@discuss.tchncs.de 1 points 2 months ago

all i've ever used is throwing out the hand in the direction i'm turning, i don't really see much need for anything else and no one can fail to understand what "arm pointing dead left" means.

this post was submitted on 15 May 2026
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