Motorcycle hazard warnings

[Scudnut]

Originally Posted by Nipedley

Hey guys, I was just wondering what you do to let other motorcyclists know of upcoming hazards?

I'd never thought about it before, but today coming up the A30 I saw a police car hiding in the bushes (speedtrap) and a little further along the A30 was a motorcyclist. Obviously I wanted to warn him, the only signal I could think of giving was using my hand, horizontal and moving up and down (the 'slow down' signal that pedal cyclists and cars use) to indicate the hazard.

I hope the guy knew what I meant Is there any given set of signals for this type of thing?

Just noticed that I call police speedtraps hazards, heh.

That would do for me mate, except there's not much speeding on a Marauder.

If you ignore any kind of warning wether you understand it or not you gotta be pretty dim me thinks.

I got flashed and warned by a car the other week, they were warning me of the accident I was on my way to clean up.

[Singh600RR]

I flash lights like crazy and do the hand up and down thing!!

Funny thing the same thing happened to me on Monday - i must have warned everydriver i went past for about a mile!!

[Bornagain]

Originally Posted by BLACKPANTHER

To warn of speed traps, I put my hand to my visor and 'take a picture' of the bike I'm warning. That usually gets me a thumbs up from the 'warned' biker.

I had a biker warn me like that a while ago and also had a policeman coming toward me in a car give me the slow down hand signal just before I crested a hill to find a radar trap in a layby. So I think any signal other than the cheery wave is a warning to ease back on the speed.

[Dave321]

I've not really used anything yet to warn other's for now thumbs down seems quite popular. Numerous times it's happend to me people in cars flashing at me for i thought no reason (they are mad) untill i passed the speed trap and the ahhhh bells went off i've even pulled over to see what's wrong with the bike upon repeatedly being flashed before .