Been riding a couple decades and never heard of this. Even the article links to forums where people are discussing how this isn’t an actual well known signal, which is kinda what you want when in distress.
Every time there’s something about “The Secret Meaning Behind [Thing],” the comments are always about how no one has ever heard of it. It’s almost always clickbait about, at best, a tiny part of a nation-wide community that no one has ever heard of. If it was a common understood sign, there wouldn’t be an article about it. No one would read, “A Thumb Over the Shoulder at the Roadside? It Could be a Cry for Help!”
I’d never heard of it either, and I came from a town that heavily pushed motorcycle riding and motorcycle visibility initiatives.
Something to know and watch out for.
Been riding a couple decades and never heard of this. Even the article links to forums where people are discussing how this isn’t an actual well known signal, which is kinda what you want when in distress.
Try waving your arms.
Every time there’s something about “The Secret Meaning Behind [Thing],” the comments are always about how no one has ever heard of it. It’s almost always clickbait about, at best, a tiny part of a nation-wide community that no one has ever heard of. If it was a common understood sign, there wouldn’t be an article about it. No one would read, “A Thumb Over the Shoulder at the Roadside? It Could be a Cry for Help!”