Timeline for Is using hand signals a legal requirement in the UK?
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| Mar 27, 2018 at 17:04 | comment | added | micheal65536 | I'm just going on what happened yesterday (that prompted this question). I stuck my arm out to signal and next thing I was leaning very far to the right. | |
| Mar 27, 2018 at 12:39 | comment | added | David Richerby | Your arm is a small fraction of your body mass and it makes very little difference to your centre of gravity. Stand one one leg and stick your arm out -- nothing happens. | |
| Mar 27, 2018 at 10:41 | comment | added | micheal65536 | In general I am stable on the bicycle. It's just that signaling moves one's center of gravity off to the side of the bicycle so one would naturally fall over if one rode with one's arm out (unlike riding normally where the bicycle naturally balances itself). This is really my issue rather than concern over taking my hand off the handlebars. | |
| Mar 27, 2018 at 10:39 | comment | added | micheal65536 | I will be practicing riding with one hand and learning to signal confidently soon but unfortunately where I live I have to cycle on the road for at least a few minutes to get to any off-road paths, hence my question. | |
| Mar 26, 2018 at 23:51 | history | answered | David Richerby | CC BY-SA 3.0 |