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Driving through France recently and every time a biker passed he put his right foot out as if to say merci for letting him past. Is this a true reading of this gesture? Is it peculiar to french bikers? Or are they avoiding DVT?
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Deja vu, as they say.
I can't find it, but this topic was recently discussed.
It's bikers way of acknowledging each other apparently...
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Yeah - I started to look for that post too Smokie but it got wiped out in "the incident".
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Adam
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Driving through France recently and every time a biker passed he put his right foot out as if to say merci for letting him past. Is this a true reading of this gesture? Is it peculiar to french bikers?
Answers from the lost thread as explained to me, a non biker.
I thanked all for enlightening me.
I now understand why some UK bikers do not obviously indicate thanks.
In the UK, if you facilitate a bikers passing manoeuvre, provided the traffic ahead of the biker is not too distracting, most will lift their left hand to say thanks.
When riding in France or any other country that drives on the right, the biker cannot make the gesture with the right hand as they would let go of the throttle, i.e. come off the gas. So they wave their leg instead.
Im am not sure if this applies in other countries but I seem to recall that others said it does.
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Also for the lead biker in a group to point out road debris, a pothole or other hazrd to following riders. Useful too for kicking dents in doors of Manila taxis who want your lane space.
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What gesture do you make to the motorcyclist when you have just start up at traffic lights after getting the green, and you have to brake sharply because you have seen said motorcyclist in your rear view mirror, coming up fast and cutting in front to get between you and the island and bollards?
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"After you friend, as you are on the superior vehicle and it is my duty to let you through", of course.
As it says in the Highway Code.
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