Bike equivalant of headlight flashing

[Maffoo]

I have just had a discussion in a group about flashing headlights to warn of a police car ahead

One guy said that the bike equivalant is tapping your helmet... ive never heard of that, but it seemed plausible

anyone heard of this or do this?

[Oakie]

Haven't heard of tapping the helmet although I've made that gesture to the odd cager who I thought wasn't using all their brain power.
Hand above head rotating the hand (as in rotating flashing police lights) generally does the trick as far as a warning though.

[Gubb]

Be careful, it may go International. (http://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/showthread.php?t=68332)

[Mike748]

Haven't heard of tapping the helmet although I've made that gesture to the odd cager who I thought wasn't using all their brain power.
Hand above head rotating the hand (as in rotating flashing police lights) generally does the trick as far as a warning though.

Same here :yes:

[Mountlocal1]

Hand above head rotating the hand (as in rotating flashing police lights) generally does the trick as far as a warning though.

Yip.. This is what I do. Not to be confused with this :nono: or this :tugger: when someone cuts me off. :whistle:

[fridayflash]

i just give riders the 'ol 'thumb over the shoulder' assisted bt a nod or
turn of the head lol they always seem to understand

[Nagash]

While tapping the helmet or the siren hand signal are commonly recognised forms of warning of police,

Flashing your own headlight does exactly the same job and more people will probably understand what you're on about.

[Kendog]

Hand above head rotating the hand (as in rotating flashing police lights) generally does the trick as far as a warning though.

That's the one.

[kiwifruit]

slow down

[CookMySock]

I flash them and then wave downwards vertically "slow down" for a hazard, or do the vertical siren signal.

DB

[beyond]

slow down

:laugh: :killingme

[cowboyz]

doesnt seem to be really well known except in certain groups but we all stick our leg out.

[rottiguy]

I just do the slow down motion with flat palm out going up and down as if for a hazard ( which they certainly are )

[Mountlocal1]

While tapping the helmet or the siren hand signal are commonly recognised forms of warning of police,

Flashing your own headlight does exactly the same job and more people will probably understand what you're on about.

I use the hand as I have been pulled over by a cop for flashing (with my headlight..:shifty:) people and threatened with a large fine.. For what Im not sure.. :confused:

[wickle]

I use the hand as I have been pulled over by a cop for flashing (with my headlight..:shifty:) people and threatened with a large fine.. For what Im not sure.. :confused:
I think its something to do with interfering with a officer performing his duty or something similar!

[wickle]

I think its something to do with interfering with a officer performing his duty or something similar!
opps that doesnt read to right

[Dave-]

I use the hand as I have been pulled over by a cop for flashing (with my headlight..:shifty:) people and threatened with a large fine.. For what Im not sure.. :confused:

diverting the course of the law or something.

all you're really doing is enforcing it because what kind of twat would keep speeding after being warned there's a cop further down the road?

[dwnundabkr]

hand above helmet rotating like a flashing light does it not to be mistaken with hand out hand made into a fist with some wanker fukwit car drivers and some fuked up truck drivers who sit beside one another holding up traffic
rant done

[Maffoo]

well it appears there is a few signs

ive never been in a position to warn anyone, but i think ill do the rotate hand over head one, seems th most logical

[SVboy]

I place the bike into autopilot, stand on the seat,pull out my handy semaphore flags and quickly signal "Watch out, there is a Cop approaching, and you may get a ticket if you are going to fast". Failing this I do the Hand rotating thing.

[fizbin]

I do the old hand gun :2guns:signal that usually gets peoples attention! :innocent:

[rottiguy]

of course if you had a 12volt Lcd message board mounted on the front you could type out "watch out there is a constabulary officer in the general vicinity who may apprehend you for traffic misdemeanors" dependent on how fast you can type in gloves of course.

[Swoop]

Have a read of this Biker's signals (http://www.visi.com/~dalebor/group.htm)...

It is a start point.

[Stormer]

I`ll flash the lights, although now it seems not many people bother to do it as there used to be.
Had a few cars flash their lights to warn me of a radar or camera van, which shows that there are still some good car drivers out there.

[Mountlocal1]

I`ll flash the lights, although now it seems not many people bother to do it as there used to be.
Had a few cars flash their lights to warn me of a radar or camera van, which shows that there are still some good car drivers out there.

....That own bikes....:msn-wink:

[crash harry]

doesnt seem to be really well known except in certain groups but we all stick our leg out.

In the UK with the people I rode with, sticking your leg out was used as a "thank you" gesture when passing traffic for people who let you in or moved over to let you past. Not sure how well understood it was by the cagers tho...

[Matt_TG]

I place the bike into autopilot, stand on the seat,pull out my handy semaphore flags and quickly signal "Watch out, there is a Cop approaching, and you may get a ticket if you are going to fast". Failing this I do the Hand rotating thing.

Nice one ..... :clap:

[icekiwi]

Doing a twirly above the helmet does it for me, although it may stop it backfiring on you if you raised a leg...not so obvious to plod if he's managed to drag his eyes off the radar readout ...

[Biggles2000]

In the UK with the people I rode with, sticking your leg out was used as a "thank you" gesture when passing traffic for people who let you in or moved over to let you past. Not sure how well understood it was by the cagers tho...

Oh.... A while ago I waved or flashed to a group of sports bikes and got this signal back. It was new to me and I thought he was cocking his leg as in what a dog does. Well I was obviously wrong.

[Morcs]

NZ roads are so bumpy that oncoming traffic always looks like they are flashing you. Drives me nuts.

[MSTRS]

Had a few cars flash their lights ...

...and taken extra care for ages. No cops. No cameras. No nothing. And me being extra good. Bastards. Maybe it was Kiwifruit...:bleh:
Oooops - seems it is probably Constable (Free) Willy *post 34*:mad::whistle:

[Kornholio]

Haven't heard of tapping the helmet although I've made that gesture to the odd cager who I thought wasn't using all their brain power.
Hand above head rotating the hand (as in rotating flashing police lights) generally does the trick as far as a warning though.


Same here :yes:


Yip.. This is what I do. Not to be confused with this :nono: or this :tugger: when someone cuts me off. :whistle:


That's the one.


I place the bike into autopilot, stand on the seat,pull out my handy semaphore flags and quickly signal "Watch out, there is a Cop approaching, and you may get a ticket if you are going to fast". Failing this I do the Hand rotating thing.

Same as above

[James Deuce]

I've seen that. I just thought it was a tick peculiar to 1000cc sprotsbike riders.

[scumdog]

I do nothing.

Or flash my headlights constantly - regardless if any cops are about or not.

Depending on my mood.

[TOTO]

flashing two double flashes - two by two

[Skyryder]

I usually flash my lights. Seems to be the recognizable signal. Think there was a post some time back where a KBer was warned for flashing their lights. Just don't recall exactly what they were threatened with but to date have not heard of anyone 'ever' being convicted for 'flashing' but the counter argument of 'interferring' with an officer etc would be 'assisting' the officer etc.


Skyyrder

[Slyer]

You should be allowed to warn people, if the person speeding is alert they will see warning and avoid said fine. If they are druken, tired, can't see properly or an ass or whatever they will not react, and they deserve the fine.

I think the flat palm up and down works best as you can kinda figure it out even if you don't know what it means.

[LittleAngel]

I had always wondered what the leg out meant! Thought they must be getting cramp or something and didn't want to ask anyone ( :psst: I usually ask silly questions!! :yes::o)...

I haven't had to warn anyone as yet although had often wondered what the most common sign was.. Think I'll go with the wurlie twirly thingy over ya head idea..

:rockon:

[Oakie]

I Think there was a post some time back where a KBer was warned for flashing their lights. Just don't recall exactly what they were threatened with

I think (and this is from years ago so details may have changed) you can be charged with something like 'causing annoyance to another road user'. I guess it's only ever a threat though because if you defended the charge the police would have to front up in court with the person who they said were annoyed by it and get them to confirm their annoyance.

[scumdog]

I think (and this is from years ago so details may have changed) you can be charged with something like 'causing annoyance to another road user'. I guess it's only ever a threat though because if you defended the charge the police would have to front up in court with the person who they said were annoyed by it and get them to confirm their annoyance.

Well there's an opening: "I'm really pissed off, this dick on a bike was flashing his headlights at me, it was really, really annoying":whistle:

[Swoop]

Or flash my headlights constantly - regardless if any cops are about or not.

Depending on my mood.
It is quite satisfying using the horn occasionally...
Particularly when a cheeky myna bird has casually hopped out of the line of travel and is being quite smug about it...
BEEEEEEEEPPPP!!!!!! gets the little bastard flying!

Depending on my mood.:lol:

[cowboyz]

NZ roads are so bumpy that oncoming traffic always looks like they are flashing you. Drives me nuts.

a group of us were coming down SH2 on sunday and a truck flashed his lights and then bloody near jumped out of his truck waving at us warning us of police ahead. Spent the next 10km riding at 99km/hr before we found the cop who happened to be busy with a customer at the time we went past.

[WarlockNZ]

I do the helmet tap thing and point over my shoulder ... LOL .. bit of a double up i guess

[Blackshear]

Shiteload of cops around birkdale-glenfield-albany today.
Saw about 8-10 of them.
Quite a lot of cars flashing their lights, so the system is still up and running :thumbsup

[madbikeboy]

A cop with a particularly small penis told me he called it "obstruction of justice". I responded that I called it "manners". Said cop got annoyed, and was even more annoyed when I pointed out that me flashing the lights slowed people down, and surely that was the point of him patrolling.

It certainly wouldn't be revenue generation would it... :oi-grr:

[Hailwood]

Well there's an opening: "I'm really pissed off, this dick on a bike was flashing his headlights at me, it was really, really annoying":whistle:

Geesh Scumdog..dont let DangerousBastard hear you call anyone a dick...you know what will happen...IT'S GOING INTERNATIONAL.....
bwwwahhhhhhhh

[sels1]

doesnt seem to be really well known except in certain groups but we all stick our leg out.

I thought that was cause you farted!
Mostly I just flash the lights - occasionaly the twirly hand for bikers

[scumdog]

A cop with a particularly small penis told me he called it "obstruction of justice". I responded that I called it "manners". Said cop got annoyed, and was even more annoyed when I pointed out that me flashing the lights slowed people down, and surely that was the point of him patrolling.

It certainly wouldn't be revenue generation would it... :oi-grr:

Ya seem to have an awful lot of intimate detail about the cops 'apendage'

[Stormer]

...and taken extra care for ages. No cops. No cameras. No nothing. And me being extra good. Bastards. Maybe it was Kiwifruit...:bleh:
Oooops - seems it is probably Constable (Free) Willy *post 34*:mad::whistle:

HA!!
Yeah, same here.
Rode on at 100 sharp for like forever and NOTHING.
Maybe they moved on????????

[Gubb]

It certainly wouldn't be revenue generation would it... :oi-grr:

[/URL][URL="http://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/showthread.php?t=77946"]If it was, you wouldn't have been let off. (http://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/showthread.php?t=77946)

[marty]

circling finger over the helmet worls for me - has slowed me down, and i use it all the time. i don't flash lights (especially to cars) as it's too easily passed off as a 'hello', and if speeding cars are getting stopped and taking all the cops' time, then bikes aren't :)