Safety
What you need to know to understand cyclists' hand signals.
If you don’t understand what it means when cyclists stick out their left arm and point toward the sky, here’s a quick primer on what all that waving means.
Apr 18, 2019
6 min. read
If you don’t understand what a cyclist means when they stick out their left arm and point toward the sky, don’t worry—some biking hand signals aren’t the most intuitive. Here’s a quick primer on what all that waving means.
LEFT TURN
Left arm pointing straight left
RIGHT TURN
Left arm bent at 90 degrees, fingers pointing skyward
RIGHT TURN (ALTERNATE)
Right arm pointing straight right
STOP
Left arm bent at 90 degrees, fingers pointing at the ground
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