RIDE SIGNALS  



​HAZARDS
GIVEN FROM THE FRONT AND PASSED DOWN

CALL



HAND SIGNAL
The most common beling glass,
rubbish, potholes, sand and water
​​PARKED CARS
SLOW RIDER OR WALKER
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​ONCOMING CAR OR BIKE
(that is deemed to be hazardous)
​SLOWING OR STOPPING
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​TURNING
PROCEEDING THROUGH A ROUNDABOUT OR INTERSECTION​
​CHANGING LANES

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​CAR BEHIND
​ALL RIDERS HAVE REJOINED THE GROUP
​A RIDER IS STOPPING DUE TO A PUNCTURE
​"glass", "rubbish", "hole",
"sand" and "water"
​"car left"
​"bike left" or "walker left"
(bike/walker right" for oncoming obstacles)
​"bike up" or "car up"
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​"slowing" or "stopping"
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​"right" or "left"
​"clear left" / "clear right" as appropriate
"car left" / "car right" if there is traffic approaching
​"clear back" if the lane is clear

​GIVEN FROM THE BACK AND PASSED UP
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​"car back"
​"all on"
​"flat"
point to hazard with finger
"swing left arm back and behind the back"​
​swing left arm back and behind the back
​swing left arm back and behind the back
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​no hand signal
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​arm raised above the head (arm extended down and palm facing back is also acceptable)
​arm extended up and in the direction of the turn
​no hand signal
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​arm extended towards the new lane

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no hand signal
​no hand signal
​no hand signal