![]() Gently wave your extended hand up and down to encourage pedestrians to proceed safely. In instances where you need to allow pedestrians to cross in front of your vehicle, extend your left arm out of the window, with your palm turned upwards, making a “stop” gesture. Perform this signal in short rhythmic waves as if you were pushing something away from your body repeatedly. If you want to communicate the presence of a hazard ahead or signal others to be cautious around your vehicle, extend both arms horizontally outward from both sides of your car’s window, palms facing forward. This gesture will warn others behind you to respond appropriately by either slowing down or increasing their following distance. To signal that you are stopping or slowing down, extend your left arm out and downwards at a 90-degree angle from your vehicle’s window, with your palm facing rearward. This signal is essential when your vehicle’s blinkers are not functioning correctly or during inclement weather when visibility may be limited. Your fingers should be pointing straight up towards the sky. When making a right turn, hold your left arm out and upwards at a 90-degree angle from your vehicle’s window, with your palm facing forward. This gesture will inform other drivers and pedestrians that you plan to make a left turn, allowing them to adjust their movements accordingly. Make sure your palm is facing forward with fingers pointing straight. To indicate a left turn, extend your left arm horizontally out of your vehicle’s window. In this article, we will discuss the fundamental driver hand signals that every motorist should know to ensure safety and smooth traffic flow. Although turn signals and hazard lights are commonly used for communication, hand signals can provide additional clarity in situations where these modern devices fail or are hard to see. ![]() One way to achieve this is by familiarizing ourselves with basic driver hand signals. ![]() ![]() On a road without a passing lane, you may need a quick blast of the horn to get the attention of the driver in front then, an index finger, pointed urgently and repeatedly at one of their rear tyres, means “God you’re slow and I had to find some way to get you to pull over so I could escape your sad stinkcloud of mediocrity.As drivers, we must acknowledge the importance of effective communication on the road. On suburban streets, thickly layered with parked cars on both sides, a disappointed and long-suffering shake of the head tells the oncoming Volvo XC90 driver, “Just because you’re not confident keeping that thing on your side of the road doesn’t mean you get the whole road.”Īnd, closely related, a loose fist, gently oscillated up and down at the wrist, says “Just because you’re in a Mercedes doesn’t mean you get the whole road by default.” A few I’ve used in the past, to varying degrees of success are: a vertical rolling-hand motion for “Go, for God’s sake.” This is sometimes used in conjunction with a horizontal rolling-hand motion, meaning “It’s a roundabout, how come you don’t know how to use a roundabout”, followed by cradling-the-face-in-the-hand for “How do you even have a licence if you can’t use a roundabout, what is the world coming to, Jesus give me strength.” ![]()
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