• @okwhateverdude
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    1613 days ago

    Oma fietser completely ignored those shark teeth. She’s zoomin’ hard 'round that turn

    • .Donuts
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      813 days ago

      I mean, they indicate to give way, but if there’s nothing to give way to she can zoom around as fast as she want!

      • @AngryCommieKender
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        113 days ago

        It seems an odd way to indicate to me. In the US we are taught to signal with your left hand, the one closest to traffic.

        • .Donuts
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          413 days ago

          With indicate I was referring to the “shark teeth” on the pavement. This means if you come from that direction, you have to give way, but it doesn’t mean you need to make a stop. If the way is clear you can make the turn.

          As for indicating by hand, that’s interesting. By using the right hand, traffic from your left won’t always see the hand behind your body. This makes it hard to see where the cyclist is going sometimes.

          • @AngryCommieKender
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            113 days ago

            Ahh, I see. I’ve never learned to read the pavement markings in other countries. Didn’t even think about that!

            Yeah, that’s why we use the left arm, since cyclists in this country would be on the outer edge of the road, so right side. Left is straight out, right is a 90° upward arm signal, and slow or yield is a straight arm out at 45° downward.

            • @[email protected]
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              13 days ago

              Only signaling with one arm? What is this heresy? /s

              Here it’s right arm horizontal, for going right, like “zooming grandma” in the painting. Left arm horizontal for going left. Left arm up, for stopping. Both legs at 45 degrees for going through puddles. And both arms horizontal, for pretending to be an airplane. Please note, it’s not advised to fly through puddles.

            • .Donuts
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              213 days ago

              In my country we have a lot of roundabouts, and it makes it very hard to see if cyclists are going off or staying on. I’ve always been cautious when I can’t be sure where they are headed, but it’s still annoying when they do turn off. Especially without signalling, but that’s a different story.

        • @[email protected]
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          12 days ago

          How do you indicate going right with your left hand? Here you extend your arm in the direction you want to go.

          Just looked it up to check and it’s in the “wegcode” (traffic law), artikel 12.4 and 13.

          • @AngryCommieKender
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            111 days ago

            Left is arm straight out. Right is arm bent 90° at the elbow with the hand going up. Stop or slow is the arm straight, outward at a 45° angle pointing down.