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Posted: Wed Aug 09, 2006 7:32 am
by Beach
bok wrote:for me when turning at low speeds, i cancel my signal when i shift up. it kind of becomes a habit where i release the clutch, hand goes back to the grip and the thumb cancels the signal. sometimes i find myself cancelling the signal when it's not going just because my brain goes, "oh hey, you shifted, time to cancel the signal"...sometimes you just forget though, but if you can make it a habit, the self cancelling ones will probably drive you mental if/when you get em hehe
I do that too. Make my turn, upshift, cancel signal. It becomes habit quickly.
Posted: Wed Aug 09, 2006 9:06 am
by noodlenoggin
Total OCD. I'm constantly pushing the turn signals to cancel them. Constantly. Just worrying at it like a terrier with a rag. I've even got self-cancelling signals...doesn't seem to matter. Push. Push. Push. Push. I don't recommend it, really...just saying.
Posted: Wed Aug 09, 2006 9:08 am
by dr_bar
Am I the only one with self cancelling signals...???
I didn't think so, they actually cancel better after a turned corner than a lane change, but they do it almost every time.
I know that sometimes I've signalled a turn well in advance so my riding partner is aware of what I'm planning, then it self cancels and confuses the whole issue...
Posted: Wed Aug 09, 2006 9:20 am
by avoidalliteration
noodlenoggin wrote:Total OCD. I'm constantly pushing the turn signals to cancel them. Constantly. Just worrying at it like a terrier with a rag. I've even got self-cancelling signals...doesn't seem to matter. Push. Push. Push. Push. I don't recommend it, really...just saying.
Good, I'm not the only one who does that.
Even after I've checked the indicator, I'm still cancelling...
Posted: Wed Aug 09, 2006 10:04 am
by Sev
It's part of my "shift to second ritual." I'll usually hit the button once right before I pull the clutch in to shift to second. Whether I'm going straight or turning. It's just something you have to mentally remind yourself to do.
I still forget to do it once in a while. Everyone does, so don't be too hard on yourself. Just sit there at the lights for the first while and say, "cancel signals, cancel signals etc etc" you'll get it.
Posted: Wed Aug 09, 2006 10:11 am
by Big B
avoidalliteration wrote:noodlenoggin wrote:Total OCD. I'm constantly pushing the turn signals to cancel them. Constantly. Just worrying at it like a terrier with a rag. I've even got self-cancelling signals...doesn't seem to matter. Push. Push. Push. Push. I don't recommend it, really...just saying.
Good, I'm not the only one who does that.
Even after I've checked the indicator, I'm still cancelling...
i've even caught myself pushing the damn thing even after i've been on a straightaway for miles.
Posted: Wed Aug 09, 2006 11:43 am
by Kal
Talk yourself through the turning maneavor as you perform it.
My bike instructor passed it on to me because signalling wrong can fail your driving test here, anyway as he says no one else can here what you are saying to yourself inside your helmet.
Talking your way through the maneavor helps keep it good until it all becomes second nature.
Posted: Wed Aug 09, 2006 12:02 pm
by earwig
When I first started riding one day I forgot to turn off my turn signal and some hick pulled up next to me and yells out of his window... hey! yer gonna git yerself killed if you don’t turn dat blinker off!
Ever since I think about him when I turn and remember to turn it off... maybe I can hunt him down and have him reprimand you... it worked for me.
Posted: Wed Aug 09, 2006 1:10 pm
by TorontoBoy
Here's a turn
signal beeperfor your bike. I did it in a test and it works. I think I spent about $5 for parts, and about 15 minutes to assemble. The beeper's loudness depends on what beeper you buy.
In the end I decided to change my riding habits and remember to turn off my turn signals. Adding more technology isn't always the solution.
Posted: Wed Aug 09, 2006 4:20 pm
by jfeaz
Connect your turn signal indicator to electrodes on your testicles.