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04-08-2004, 11:43 AM

On Thu, 08 Apr 2004 17:16:37 GMT, Mike Jacoubowsky wrote:
>> >When we're heading up the hill, which has many blind corners, I routinely
>> >give hand signals to hold cars back (keep them from passing) when I can
> see
>> >ahead and there's a car heading down. Likewise I'll give hand signals to
>> >cars coming down the hill, telling them to slow down, when there's a car
>> >coming up from behind us.
>>
>> I stopped that after a ride organizer (years ago - don't remember
>> which) asked us not to do it. His concern was that an automobile would
>> follow the handsigns without due caution and have an accident and come
>> back and sue. After thinking it over, I concur with that. I don't wave
>> a cyclist through an intersection and don't follow someone on that
>> basis either - I prefer to check things out for myself. I think it is
>> a good policy for automobiles as well.
>
> But again, the initial example I gave was not about waving somebody through,
> but rather holding them back. I really can't see a downside to giving a
> handsignal to a car telling them that it's presently unsafe to pass. I do
> see your point in terms of waving them through however.

That I agre with 100%, let them decide if it's safe but inform them
when it's not.

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04-08-2004, 11:43 AM	#61 (permalink)
Neil Cherry Posts: n/a	Re: What are they (cars) thinking when we... On Thu, 08 Apr 2004 17:16:37 GMT, Mike Jacoubowsky wrote: >> >When we're heading up the hill, which has many blind corners, I routinely >> >give hand signals to hold cars back (keep them from passing) when I can > see >> >ahead and there's a car heading down. Likewise I'll give hand signals to >> >cars coming down the hill, telling them to slow down, when there's a car >> >coming up from behind us. >> >> I stopped that after a ride organizer (years ago - don't remember >> which) asked us not to do it. His concern was that an automobile would >> follow the handsigns without due caution and have an accident and come >> back and sue. After thinking it over, I concur with that. I don't wave >> a cyclist through an intersection and don't follow someone on that >> basis either - I prefer to check things out for myself. I think it is >> a good policy for automobiles as well. > > But again, the initial example I gave was not about waving somebody through, > but rather holding them back. I really can't see a downside to giving a > handsignal to a car telling them that it's presently unsafe to pass. I do > see your point in terms of waving them through however. That I agre with 100%, let them decide if it's safe but inform them when it's not. -- Linux Home Automation Neil Cherry ncherry@comcast.net http://home.comcast.net/~ncherry/ (Text only) http://linuxha.sourceforge.net/ (SourceForge) http://hcs.sourceforge.net/ (HCS II)