Mike270412
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Hand signals.
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Lund
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I agree 100%, i seldom see the use of hand signal's. Maybe people have become so content with electronic's that many have forgotten the basic's.
I have had people pull over when i use hand signal thinking there was a problem LOL
I have had people pull over when i use hand signal thinking there was a problem LOL
YamaDad
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I agree with this also. Most people wave or look at me like I'm an idiot (possibly with good reason) but I don't think many know what I am doing. The mountain bike community seems to get it and it works well for them.
Lund
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"Hi i'm snowmobiling too, like you"
longtrack 156
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So, I don't think this applies to me?
I ride alone!
I ride alone!
wildthangci
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I used to use the hand signals while snowmobiling, seemed like a good idea. Then I had my son in for snowmobile safety class and asked the instructor knowing what the answer would be. I was wrong. He said it's always a bad idea to take a hand off the bars and it serves no good purpose. The danger is in the first person you meet and signals do no good for that. And if a person signals he's the last in a group, it gives you a false sense of security. There could just as easily be another group right behind him. If I meet an inexperienced driver on the trail, I would much rather he kept both hands on the bars. To be safe just keep right and assume someone is coming all the time.
bobsledder
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Seems like good advice for the areas I ride. When I was in west Yellowstone this winter hand signals made sense on the trail system. Makes sense on our access trail probably
HotShotHarry
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A closed fist tells people that you are the last sled. Doesn't matter if there are 10 people in front of you or not. When I see a closed fist, I know there is no-one behind you.
maxwell
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ive been trying but i always forget to count in the morning and sometimes get caught off guard lol.
bobsledder
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Oh, I thought the one finger salute meant I was first and last.
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Mike270412
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Morning?
HotShotHarry
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Oh, I thought it meant you were happy to see me! lol Also, I guess if I turned my fist around, it would have a different meaning also eh? Hey.... lets try that next time.... see what happens. lol .Which finger you talking about?
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bobsledder
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index finger of course. Lol Number 1
In all seriousness .. hand signals work on a groomed trail
Lund
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Agree hand signal off trail's is not very useful.
On trail, its my opinion that road rules apply, stay to the right of the trail, don't tail gate and keep a safe distance from leading sled, yield to passing sleds and be courteous when passing...don't F'n roost the guy with your spray cause you can LOL.
Use hand signal's, i sure appreciate it when other do. We all have to use the trail's at one point or another. The more some use hand signal the more other will start using them, similar effect as TETHER's, it wasn't that long ago the majority did not wear tether's or helmet's. Not today, more and more are wearing the tether and you probably have a very small brain to start with if you don't wear a helmet today.
Like they say "its never too late to learn a new trick" Even old farts can learn that, no electronics involved. hahaha
On trail, its my opinion that road rules apply, stay to the right of the trail, don't tail gate and keep a safe distance from leading sled, yield to passing sleds and be courteous when passing...don't F'n roost the guy with your spray cause you can LOL.
Use hand signal's, i sure appreciate it when other do. We all have to use the trail's at one point or another. The more some use hand signal the more other will start using them, similar effect as TETHER's, it wasn't that long ago the majority did not wear tether's or helmet's. Not today, more and more are wearing the tether and you probably have a very small brain to start with if you don't wear a helmet today.
Like they say "its never too late to learn a new trick" Even old farts can learn that, no electronics involved. hahaha
bobsledder
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And swing far right on those corners going up. Sure see a lot that cut to the inside those going up. Wasnt long ago around here it was one way up in the morning and down in the late afternoon. Now you see sleds going both ways anytime of day.
FernieHawk
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This doesn't make sense to me...how do you know there is no one behind the last rider in any particular group that has signaled with a closed fist. Lots of different groups riding.
I always stay to the right on blind corners and over crests...I always try to anticipate that some yahoo will be oncoming on my side of the trail.
Do all of you who use hand signals start riding on the wrong side of the trail after you see a closed fist signal?
HotShotHarry
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You don't know for certain that there is no other groups or single riders coming behind the last rider who signals with a closed fist. Same as you don't know when to expect expect the first rider to appear. All you will know is that was the last rider in that particular group. You must always expect another sled to appear at any time.
Lund
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When i saw this at first i thought the guy in the blue ATV passed the slower trail hog red SXS and gave him the finger. Then the dude in the SXS was going to run him down and punch him out for spraying gravel at his new paint and go fast sticker's.
In the mean time and at that point the dude on the bike was signaling, "PEACE OUT MAN, SHOW SOME LOVE".
Guess i misunderstood, that not the index finger the ATV dude has out.
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