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> School children in Copenhagen start bike safety lessons early.. When I lived in SF a few years ago, I bought a bike and asked the fancy bike store what hand
by jopsen 7y ago
> School children in Copenhagen start bike safety lessons early..
When I lived in SF a few years ago, I bought a bike and asked the fancy bike store what hand signals to use when biking. They weren't sure...
In Denmark it's a 100 USD fine of you don't signal turns and stops on your bike.
- Semaphor 7y agoIs that enforced? Because I'm pretty sure there should be fines for that in Germany as well, yet regularly people don't sign
- a0-prw 7y agoI've lived in Copenhagen for 6 years and cyclists break the rules all the time and I've never seen anyone get busted. In fact, the only time I've seen a cop is when they are going somewhere else fast. In a car. (I still love Copenhagen including the bike culture.)
- msh 7y agoIn theory. I don't know of anyone who have been fined for it (I am sure that someone somewhere has). The fines I have seen have been for missing lights and running red lights.
- INTPenis 7y agoI grew up far from the bike friendly cities of the Øresund region, middle of Swedish forests. We still had a special bike day around 2nd or 3rd grade where the police came and marked our bikes. And we got to learn the rules of signalling and right of way. Nothing says that schools in the US can't do this. It's all up to the school management to decide.
- Vinnl 7y agoIsn't it just sticking out your hand in the direction you want to go everywhere? I'm annoyed by people not doing that properly at home, so it'd be ironic to now find out I've been signing incorrectly abroad.
- Symbiote 7y agoYes, but also, if you wish to stop (including stopping on the right after crossing a junction in order to turn left), you raise a hand straight up.