MOTORCYCLE HAND SIGNALS, PAGE 1

START ENGINES STOP, or DON’T PASS GO AHEAD AND PASS ME

(Draw a circle with your index (Palm open facing behind you) (Hand waving forward)
finger pointing up)

STOP ENGINES
(“Cut-throat” motion back and
forth)
HAZARD(S) ON ROAD #1 OR HAZARD(S) ON ROAD #2 (Point with finger to
hazard) (Point with foot to hazard)

T
U R
N

OFF TURN SIGNALS TURN OFF TURN SIGNALS SINGLE RIDING

(Step 1. Hand open) (Step 2. Hand closed) (One finger pointing up)
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STAGGERED RIDING LEFT TURN

RIGHT TURN
(Hold hand with pinky (Extend arm straight out) (Hold arm up, bent at 90 degrees)
and index finger up)

LAW ENFORCEMENT SPEED UP SLOW DOWN

IN AREA (Wave arm up with palm up) (Wave arm down with palm down)
(Pat top of head)

NOTE: ALWAYS WEAR A

DOT HELMET FOR
SAFETY!
Jon is not wearing a helmet
because he is seated on his
parked bike to clearly
demonstrate the hand signals.
He wouldn’t ride without a
DOT helmet – and neither
should you!

TIME FOR A PIT STOP By C. Collins

(Point to gas tank) PULL OVER Copyright 2006
All Rights Reserved
(Point with thumb to right, over head)