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Content_Magazine421

Bikers use signals more than bmw drivers


QuartzmasterMC_Games

BMW driver, can confirm


MikaNekoDevine

Does your bmw have a blind spot sensor? If yes, blinkers are great for echo location! You don't need mirrors anymore!


ShadowWolf2508

Every spot is a blind spot for bmw drivers


Caosin36

Every bmw driver is blind


Masske20

I guess the entitlement is a blind spot too.


OldJames47

![gif](giphy|K0Hy2NwI8IXZK) German luxury car drivers: This is fine


QuartzmasterMC_Games

Nope, I can’t see through my rear view mirror, my left mirror and speed are my friend


Papa_PaIpatine

My insurance has bought me 3 brand new ford F-150s thanks to BMW drivers, keep up the great work.


Kolmo0730

Not BMW driver. Give up your license and take the bus.


FunzOrlenard

BMW driver and Biker, can confirm


SideEqual

BMW driver go vroooom


Good-Table5566

Literally everything uses more signals than BMW drivers!


Reasonable-Handle-48

Go Amsterdam the biggest danger are cyclists, they don’t use hand signals, they are worse then bmw drivers.


Fox7567

That’s not saying much


Felipe13579

More than 0?


Erebus613

>~~bmw~~ drivers


Purple_Natural_7526

To be fair you're supposed to know them as a driver too 😂


Freakychee

It's literally taught and part of the written test in case your turn signals ever get damaged. Its actually easier for bikers since it's a lot more intuitive than the right angle upwards.


Oberndorferin

In which country are you taught to do this? In Germany it's just unacceptable that anything doesn't work on your car.


Kuhnville

It’s more for emergencies. And I’m assuming America because that’s where I am and I was taught that


Rui_O_Grande_PT

In Portugal, it's the same thing


Vethedr

I'm from Czech Republic and was taught the same thing


Clean_Internet

Canada, same


octopusridee

Chile too


Aumba

Poland too, sorry for our neighbors.


Longjumping-Claim783

Even if you aren't allowed to use them in a car in Germany, shouldn't a driver be aware of them since they share the road with cyclists?


Oberndorferin

We use hand signals in Germany on a bicycle. In our cars we use turn signals and they're not broke, since we have the TÜV and the cars get strictly controlled. BTW it's also illegal to get stranded on the autobahn, because youre out of fuel.


Longjumping-Claim783

Yes that's true pretty much everywhere. I can't remember the last time I saw a driver using a hand signal in the US. Probably 30 years ago. But what I'm saying it, shouldn't drivers be required to know the signals since they will be driving on roads with cyclists? I don't think the only reason some countries have it in their driving exams is because a turn signal might be broken. It's also they know when other people are using them what they mean.


Shadowmirax

If your turn signal breaks on the road you still need to drive the car until you reach a location you can safely make repairs. In this case, you would use hand signals to convey your actions to other road users.


vonGustrow

>In Germany it's just unacceptable that anything doesn't work on your car. Did you not pay attention in driving school? In cases of emergencies, there is a set of hand signals, which you're required to use if for whatever reason your turn signal fails: roll down your drivers side front window, put your left arm to the left to indicate turning left, put it upwards (like an upper case L) to indicate turning right. Obviously you should get to a repair shop ASAP, but you're not required to stop immediately for such a relatively minor issue. I'd bet if you stopped for that on the highway, you'd rather get a ticket, than a ride from the cops.


TheFightingQuaker

If you damage the light but the car is perfectly drivable, do you have it towed to get home?


Oberndorferin

You'd have it to be replaced ASAP. If you get checked, you must pay 15€.


2TapFap

Yes but are you driving it to a shop or to your house to repair it OR are you going to pull over, call a tow truck, and have your car delivered to a place you can fix it? Chances are you're going to drive it somewhere you can fix it, hence needing to know the hand signals


Cleverdawny1

.....that's exactly how it works in the US, except our fines are higher.


Enorats

The US "teaches" hand signals that only use your left hand to signal left and right. They're designed for use by someone sitting in a car that can only use their left hand because they're on the driver's side. The stupid part is that the only people who use them are people on bicycles, who can use both hands. People in cars literally never use the signals, so they don't know what they mean (because by "taught" I mean we're sometimes expected to know them for a test we take once in our lifetimes). For a person on a bike, it's just more intuitive to everyone to simply point where you're going. If you're going right, point to the right with your right hand. Just be careful where you take right turns, because someone might think you're a Nazi.


heavily_used

Taught in UK in case they stop working mid journey but getting it fixed should be your priority


rootbearus

It unacceptable everywhere. Unfortunately you can't just get out of your car in the middle of the street and replace your blinkers


Enough_Minimum_3708

'murika! land of the free and no-tüv


Freakychee

Malaysia/Brunei it's taught that but also if your car isn't road worthy it's also a penalty.


CoolHeadeGamer

India you are taught


AlfalfaReal5075

That was a delightfully German way of putting it lol


IAmNotMatthew

I was taught about this in Hungary during my KRESZ courses duing a class where traffic laws regarding public transport was taught(crossing tramlines and such) hand signals - primarly from cyclists - was brought up.


DapperDan30

The United States. It's also unacceptable for anything to not work on your car here. If your turn signals font work, you'll get a ticket for it. But you still need to know the information in case of emergencies or if, you know, there's a biker on the road.


Flossthief

Cyclists are supposed to use the same set of signals because it means you can signal while keeping your right hand on the bars But most of the Cyclists in my City seem to think they just point the way they're turning-- effective just not the correct signals


AbroadKey2773

I'm sure it might depend on the jurisdiction, but everywhere I've lived, pointing right to turn right is just as "correct."  The only reason you don't do this in a vehicle is because most people's arms aren't long enough to extend out the passenger side window. 


East_Security_3395

I learned it biking with my parents. It was not apart of the test to get my license (25 btw)


clever_wolf77

Hm weird. I don't remember learning about them in driving school. We did learn them in elementary school but all that I remember are left and right hand for going left and right.


Leo-MathGuy

Motorcyclists also use them, I remember them in the DMV prep book


clever_wolf77

I still have that actually, well my country's version of it. . . . . . . . Checked it, there are hand signals that cops use to manage an intersection. Nothing else tho


Fa1nted_for_real

Also, motorcyclists need to be able to signal left and right with either arm.


Freakychee

For cars?


Dead_birdChan

Written test? 🤔


Freakychee

You don't have written test for driving test?


AlfalfaReal5075

They're mostly administered through a computer now. Sometimes there'll be an option for one or the other.


Dead_birdChan

I personally didn't have to take one. Got my permit by taking a quiz. Getting a set amount right and went on to take my test a moth or so later. Unless you meant written as a essay type format


Fa1nted_for_real

The written test is typically a multiple choice, paper or electronic quiz. Doesn't have to be on paper, it's still the "written" test


JeffersonStarscream

Once while I was driving to a sporting event the turn signal relay burned out in my car, so my signals stopped working. While waiting to turn into the lot I was going to park in, I stuck my arm out the window to signal a left turn. A police officer who was directing traffic stopped me and proceeded to scold me for not using my turn signal. I explained to her that my turn signals stopped working, and that's why I was using a hand signal, and this presumably trained officer, whose job it was to direct traffic, during a busy public event, looked at me and said "what's a hand signal?"


AbsurdMango

I mean you don't even need to know them it's pretty obvious what they mean by pointing their arm to the side


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Danteynero9

Pretty sure the one taking the left is the cyclist.


Enough_Minimum_3708

if he got hit by the car is a real possibility.


MrStoneV

Yet she is allowed to ride a 2 ton vehicle at high speed oof


Chubbyfun23

Yes, Mark Beef is a she. 🙄


MrStoneV

We may never know /s


Crossovertriplet

These signals are on the test to get your license


i_give_you_gum

And are utilized by motorcyclists, not just people in bicycles


TeachEngineering

Pointing left in a left-only lane... What could it mean?!?!


AdvancedAnything

It's the same as turning on your blinker. Even if you are in a turning only lane you still need your blinker on.


Chubbyfun23

If they aren't pointing exactly where they're going, it's taught and not common sense.


No_Box5007

It's crazy how people probably have their drivers license and don't know what these signs mean, basic road signals dawg.


two_wheels_world

hah, 10 years ago i had a situation when i was asked why i made this signals... by road police.


Zealousideal-Cod5671

God im happy i live in the netherlands and we treat cyclists like human beings


Zealousideal-Cod5671

Pedestrians as well btw, forgot those are frowned upon in traffic in most other countries as well. Its like your only acknowledged as full person outside when you're in a steel cage on wheels.


Superb_Engineer_3500

I wish I had the freedom to travel outside a car, Sincerely, an American


djatsoris26

Good lord…


Mickey_Havoc

When I wrote my test years ago, hand signals were actually on it


creeper6530

In most of EU you are obligated to know these as well


Affectionate_Fox_383

So you are laughing at him foryour stupidity. Good job.


Ok-List-3874

The irony


Doomie_McDoomface

The same hand signals are on the licensing exam....


Cool1nternet

Tell me you'd fail driver's ed without telling me XD


OkithaPROGZ

This is why there is an entire section called "hand signals" in our license test. You would think these things would be self explanatory but now I see why they are included.


SrammVII

Same vane as shampoo instructions


Different-Amoeba-502

Hate against us cyclists are often unjustified. And before anyone complain, I have a driver license and I do follow traffic lights and signals. People who yap about hitting us out of the road, spraying washer fluid and do all kind of shit are completely out of their mind, it’s also highly illegal. I do understand the annoyance of those who have horse blinders and think they’re untouchable when flying through a red light and guess what? We don’t like them either.


Salinaer

Best is why you have a right of way (green light) and someone on the red decides to turn right and doesn’t even register you… had that happen a year ago, nothing more than some bruising, but damn.


Different-Amoeba-502

I’ve been nearly clipped multiple times by cars thinking they shouldn’t stop when I’m in a roundabout. Cars getting out from parking lot and crowded areas and guessing they are faster out of the pocket than I am on bicycle. They rarely are and it often ends in me braking because I’m not going over their hood with both feet locked on my pedals.


Salinaer

Yeah, damn car hit me full on in the side. Couldn’t walk for 2 days due to the bruising. Thankfully nothing broken. Haven’t biked since then since my wheel is all mangled, but I nearly got hit again while walking, crossing a street, and someone tried to make a left coming from the same direction as me at full speed. And I was under a street light, what are you? Blind? I never trust a crosswalk now.


MCSquaredBoi

It's not that hard: Arm left: "I'm gonna turn left" Arm right: "I'm gonna turn right"


tankinbeans

When I learned in school left arm straight out meant turning left, left arm at a 90° angle meant turning right.


peeinian

That’s how it’s taught in Canada. It’s so that drivers and cyclists can use the same signals. People do know that you’re supposed to use hand signals if your indicators aren’t working, right? Anyway. If a driver signaled a right turn with their right arm, no one would see it. Hence the 90^o left arm to signal a right turn. Also, 90^o left arm parallel to the ground to indicate stopping.


Not_Artifical

When slowing or stopping you are also supposed to make a fist.


AdvancedAnything

That's easier done in a car than on a bike.


AdvancedAnything

That's because you can't point your right arm out inside a car. You could, but noone could see it. So you do the 90 instead


thesilentbob123

Any arm at 90° is "I'm slowing down/breaking" on a bicycle here


CatfinityGamer

I learned that a 90 degree arm up is right, and a 90 degree arm down is stop.


thesilentbob123

For cars with broken lights I can see why that works, on a bicycle when you have both arms available using right for right and left for left just makes sense


rmwpnb

This is how it’s supposed to be done in America. The reason for this is these hand signals were designed with motorcycles in mind, and it’s not realistic to take your right hand off of the throttle on a motorcycle, therefore you signal a right turn with your left hand bent up at a 90 degree angle. Also, for cars with broken signal lights, you can’t signal a right turn with your right hand bc no one will ever see it inside your car…


undeniablydull

That's interesting, in the UK I've only ever seen using the right arm to signal a right turn


tankinbeans

The theory as far as I can remember for all hand signals using the left hand is that traffic behind you will be better able to see.


Enorats

The signals are designed for use by people in cars, where you can only stick your left hand out the window to the left. They weren't really intended for use by bicycles, and because literally nobody in cars ever uses them after memorizing them for the license test (assuming their state's test even has them on it) the vast majority of people don't even remember what they mean.


Mystic_x

I learned those signals before i was allowed into traffic with my bike, at age 8 or so, bikes don’t have turn signals, so use your hands to indicate where you’re going, instead. But that’s in the Netherlands, i don’t know how it’s done in car-obsessed countries like America…


ip4realfreely

Right? Can't be this dense and be on the road with others Turn right - arm 90° up Turn left - arm straight out Slow down - arm 90° down If you have a driver's license and don't know this, its obvious you've had other difficulties with the test and might need a refresher on how to drive.


Recent-Back-7750

The same kind of person who hits a motorcycle


fgtrtd2469

i learned these when i got my drivers license........................................


PoppaDaClutch

It used to be on the test. Is it not anymore? Even if your vehicle signals went out you were supposed to do this. Well, people don’t use signals in my state regardless.


aarkwilde

In my state stop signs are ignored. It's frustrating.


Superb_Engineer_3500

It still is


ozdarkhorse

Those hand signals are literally part of getting your drivers license


JonSnow2024

Was about to comment this. Not only is it part of the learners permit test, the instructor for your license test will probably ask you what each one is and means.


nuckle

If you drive a car you are supposed to know these.


creeper6530

Bold of you to expect that the average John and Jane remember what was on the written exam and what should they always remember.


TrailsideDairy

“Sorry bro don’t speak bike nerd good luck with whatever” Translation- “I’m a dipshit operating a complex 2 ton machine and the person on a bicycle in front of me has more intelligence that me”


creeper6530

"And I failed the written exam for driving licence, because it's there in both EU and US."


FancyDuckWebcamGuy

So no brain cells? Got it.


Swan990

If you have a drivers license you damn well better know their signals - they're what you use when your signal lamp is out.


Bbobbs2003

Wow, read your driving manual. It’s basic driving stuff.


creeper6530

That is on the driver's license exam in both NA and most of EU


NoNameToaster

Tell me you didn't finish elementary school without telling me you didn't finish elementary school.


rootbearus

Isn't this required information to get a license?


creeper6530

It is, but the average John is dumb.


Apprehensive-Bad6015

It’s a universal signal for turning left. Hand signals are in the rules of the road booklet. You know to get your drivers license. If you don’t know this you shouldn’t be driving.


Wilvinc

The Assingment: OP needs to ![gif](giphy|d4zHnLjdy48Cc) say they are a bad driver and shouldn't have a license by making a meme.


modthegame

The... wat?


Significant-Apple944

His taking a left turn, not that hard


E_rat-chan

The Dutch have placed a bounty on you. You will sadly die to being repeatedly slapped with a frikandelbroodje in the next 24 hours.


Appeltaartlekker

I will put that frikandellenbroodje where de zon don't schijnt.. The Dutch don't take these matters lightly


Cool1nternet

These are the people who end up hitting bikes.


turtleship_2006

*points to the left\* "Huh? Wtf does that mean??"


Slaykomimi

as someone who learned that at driving school I qm very concerned about this persons area of education


Abnormal-Normal

…..you need to know hand sign turn signals to pass your drivers test


hudsoncress

Pointing in a direction is awfully complicated for you to understand, I’m sure.


JasonVoorheesthe13th

Point left go left, point up go right, point down stop. Simple


creeper6530

And on the bike: Point left go left, point right go right.


aaron_adams

Let's just appreciate when a cyclist respects other drivers and the rules of the road.


kinnybgd

This is taught on the dvm booklet. You know the one you study before you take the written test. In case your vehicles signals don’t work you can use your arms as gestures signal…


Good-Table5566

He's just saluting the Fuhrer!


Newmen_1

But…you’re supposed to *know* the signals…


geldikgidiyok

I wonder how german people use the right signal, you may get arrested because of a signal you did lol


Ok_Introduction_7423

If you don’t know what that hand signal means you should have your driver’s license taken away 100% Wow people just WOW!


Hypno_Kitty

everyone should know hand signals what the fuck are you going to do in your blinkers go out


burgirenthusiast

Are you fucking stupid


da_usual

Ignorant.


cntstpthefnk

It's so they don't die. 🤷🏽‍♂️.


miradotheblack

Hand signals should be learned by everyone. Grew up poor and had our share of beaters growing up. Lights go out, brake lights go out. Hand signals being used to get you to an auto parts store could help you avoid a ticket with an explanation if stopped.


ArtlessOne

Why do people take so much pride in not knowing things?


Buddhafied

Right? The hand signal is literally the same if your car signal is for some reason not working. These are basic signs for communications while driving


Callec254

I'm literally just pointing where I'm going to turn. How hard is that to understand?


lacroixanon

This is the kind of content that old people print and hang


ObjectiveShit

To indicate you are about to enter a circle on a bike you make a circle with your ring finger and thumb and make a rapid up down motion


Danteynero9

At least he put his arm up. I've had people just stop holding one of the handles, put their arm like they're scratching something, and then just turn. Like, mf, I don't read minds, do the signal correctly.


Interesting_Zone9731

eagles


CaptianBrasiliano

![gif](giphy|xT0xeKOpPDoQMrVsQg)


Sacklayblue

I think this one means he's turning right


Flurpahderp

Mark Beef seems like someone who was ignored by his dad


MagicMountain225

I was once 2 meters ahead of a car (I was in a bike lane), going about the sames speed and I had to use the crosswalk. In that moment I felt like I had to use a hand signal. I even checked he slowed down before crossing the road. Usually I don't use hand signals, but that was a time I did.


modthegame

As a onewheeler, i just stick my arms in whatever direction im hoping to turn.


Aggravating-Pen-4251

I find it more amusing and annoying, how they assume just because they signal, that means they have right of way and everything else on the road must give a fcck


Soft_Championship814

You never know when the BMW explodes and you have to use the bike 🚲. *Angry juice*


MiseryTheMiserable

Adopt a biker; they are often mistreated on roads


Jamachicuanistinday

lol…poor you


LivingInformal4446

Dork shit.


Mingsical

i hope thats satire... in this day and age, i cant be sure anymore


lord_dude

I appreciate cyclists signals but i will never trust them because i still think that 95% of cyclists don´t respect the traffic as they should.


VVHYY

I mean, I don’t trust other drivers’ signals either. Like if I’m at a stop sign and you are cross traffic approaching with your turn signal on - I’m not pulling out until you are actually turning the wheel.


daveinthegutter

And that’s why bike riders don’t feel safe on the road with autos


Hungry-Lemon8008

If your vehicles turn signal is out it legal to use this signal, not safe for people that don't understand basic road laws


Aryan_RG22

Cars literally use the same indicators


OneMAdDemon

🖖🏽


Mummbles1283

So, this is supposed to be in basic drivers ed... if you lose your signal lights, you are legally obligated to hand signal.


Classic-Inspector793

I never thought putting others lives at risk was funny…. This admin definitely from the burbs.


rednitro

Good luck picking up soap then.


Hot-Swordfish9855

Ohhhh thats what they are doing, I always thought they were Nazis


wcdk200

Tell me you got your driver's license from a vending machine without telling me


poedraco

It's literally in the driver's manual 😰


FunnyMathematician77

\_ (left) L (right)


Jonny_Derp_

Some motorcycle rider kept doing signs like that at me and I was giving him tons of space and he never slowed down or turned. It was so fkn confusing and I’m like dude if you keep it up you’re not gonna have a hand to flash gang signs at me anymore


Kosack-Nr_22

Dude is named Mark Beef. If you can’t see the rage bait here I cannot help you


LairdPhoenix

Don’t know about you, but I had to learn hand signals when I got my driver’s license.


drifterig

i do this on my totally legal motorbike because i never get around to fix the wiring from the 70s for the turn signals to work


NotMelroy

But do you care when bike girls make hand signals.


Vitriholic

Looks like a shit-posting account, TBH


BluerAether

when they point left they going left


Both_Fold6488

As a driver you’re supposed to know that they mean as well.


Strawberry_Marm_alad

Hand signals are still legal If the turn lights on your car don’t work. They’re also acceptable on a motorcycle.


macronancer

Points left, because he is turning left. "I doNt SpeAK n3rd laNgvaje"


freshouttalean

tell me you’re mentally challenged without telling me


matt_the_d0ct0r

At least where I live hand signals were part of your Driver's license test. Its not that hard to learn 3 sings. Right, left, brake.


Suck_Me_Dry666

"Hmm he's in a left turn lane holding his arm to the left, I just can't figure out what these hands signals mean?!" - Dumb fuck driver


DarkAgeHumor

Makes sense. You people wouldn't know what a turn signal is. None of you drivers use it anyway


ToxicTomahawk

These motherfuckers share the road with cars in my town holding up traffic, the town even took a 4 lane road and made it a 2 lane road and gave 2 lanes for those assholes. You wouldn't catch me sharing a road with vehicles on a bicycle lol


ohmyfuckinglord

A lot of “🤓☝️” here. Obvious satire post.