AWSC has a great article in latest magazine about hand signals...........anyone do ??

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buddah2

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Hoosier said:
I think it's always good to signal that someone is behind you provided you can take your hand off the bar. I don't rely at all on the closed fist though as no one knows what groups may be behind them.
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My favorite is the neophyte riding in back, mirrors all over the damn sled, and nobody ever explained what they are for ;)
 
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MZEMS2

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Administrator said:
the bottom line is, when on the trail, I always ride like there is someone just around that corner....and on the wrong side of the trail.
-John
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Ding ding ding...winner winner chicken dinner. Wouldn't it be something if everyone just did this? Personal responsibility, what a concept..:confused:
 
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mefroe

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A group of four of us just got back from the U P and the only hand signals we used was raising an arm up so next rider behind knew a stop coming up with all the snow dust. I ride on my side of the trail and that's all I want from oncoming riders. I don't really care how fast or slow you are riding as long as you stay on your side and don't shoot across in front of me. I can't count how many times I was told with hand signals that you had 3 more behind and it usually ended up more like 6-8 because of another group. What is really bad is when said rider lifts their hand up to signal us how many in their group and the sled starts coming toward you. Stay at a speed that you can control your groups ability to ride and just stay to your right. Oh and just have fun that's why we go!!!
 
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old abe

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Seems as this will go on forever. We all need to keep our minds on what we are doing, and do it in a SAFE manner for you and all others! Stay on the side where you belong!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
 
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snobuilder

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I'm good with the lead trail racer getting his hand up in time after the fishtail panic brake to let me know how many more racers are trying to catch up.
 
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jime

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any extra info is worth taking in. so what if it's wrong, your driving as safe as you can anyways right? maybe a person even gets a chance to stop before that sharp turn and let five sleds slide by. lights sound to me even harder to to operate correctly than hands.
 
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xcr440

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I like the hand signals, just the basics though. I think they are informative. I understand they have their short falls, but something is better than nothing.

I also ride as John said, expecting someone around EVERY corner. I'm that guy leaving the track on the outer edge of the trail where the groomer made a nice wide sweeping corner that hasn't been touched yet. I find it to be just as quick, if not quicker through the corners that are swept into the middle of the trail because everyone rides in the same groove. Not to mention its SAFE for the most part out there.

Of course, I try to avoid the busy high traffic popular areas where people need to see others at the bar so they can brag about how fast they ride.

195 miles on Friday and met 8 sleds on the trail ALL DAY. PERFECT!
 
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EXCESSIVE FORCE

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I just LOVE the guy that signals one more and then you go for a while and don't see anything wondering the whole time when you're gonna meet the slow man in the group trying to ride above his ability to keep up with his Ricky Racer buddies...
 
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tomcat

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I used to hand signal all the time as I thought it was the correct thing to do. I don't bother as much anymore. As John noted it doesn't give any indication of the group tailing yours 50 feet behind. If anything gives a false sense of a wide open trail behind the closed fist rider when that may very well not be the case. What I find frustrating is a group of riders coming at me bouncing all over the trail looking about out of control but everyone of them is holding fingers in the air. That being said I do occasionally signal if conditions are appropriate. To each their own!
 
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Ricardo

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I mostly ride alone and can still see pretty well so don't bother with the stupid signals, just keep both hand on the bars, keep your sled in control, and PLEASE KEEP RIGHT, all the time, corners especially ,and all the way right not just right of center or sorta right. Treat driving a sled on the trail just like driving your car on a two lane road. And no I probably won't slow down when we meet but if you are in your own lane it won't matter will it?
 
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