15 informal gestures of drivers that are not in the SDA

If you are a beginner, it is better not to use gestures, not to be distracted from the road. By ineffable "thank you" would be less harm than by the creation of a dangerous situation or accident.

light signals

1. Short flashing emergency gang

• Looks like: two indicators flash once or twice or three times.
• Which means gratitude or apology.

The most common gesture. Usually used to express gratitude for other road users, which gave way to the way you or slowed down, allowing the reconstructed in heavy traffic.

Other value - an apology. If someone accidentally clipped or otherwise acted improperly, then blinked emergency gang, you can show others driversThat you're sorry about his behavior and ask them not to be angry.

2. Long flashing emergency gang

• Looks like: two indicators flash a few seconds.
• Which means that warning.

Such a signal, as a rule, reports of the dangers on the road. Driver vperediiduschey machine slows and is blinking emergency gang, if he wants to prevent an accident or an obstacle on the road, which he had already noticed, and you still do not see. In addition, there are sometimes waved his hand out the window.

Another option - to show that you are going to stop. In this case, first include a right turn, and then flashing emergency gang. So you can make it clear running behind the car, you do not rebuild, but will stop.

3. Short flashing lights

• It looks like: single or double flash.
• Which means that the provision of benefits - "Pass, concede."

Lights flashing, as a rule, in the city. At the crossroads or in a traffic jam the other drivers can apply a signal to indicate that you pass on the road with parking, Minor road or when changing lanes. Confirm that you understand them, you can nod or a raised hand. The answer is usually always flashing emergency gang.

Also, this gesture can be used to move, giving uncertain pedestrians understand that you see them and miss.

4. Long flashing lights

• Looks like: flash duration, sometimes with the audio signal.
• Which means: warning of danger or a request to give way.

Oncoming vehicles flashing light, when drivers want to warn about the road accident, hidden obstacles or post DPS. Seeing such a signal, it is necessary to slow down and be careful. In the dark with the help of the gesture drivers show that you dazzle them, and ask to switch on the dipped beam.

Marching behind the auto flash head optics, are requested to give way to overtaking or rebuild. Likewise, you can ask the other participants flow to yield a band when you move out of the yard or the parking lot.

5. flashing dimensions

• How does it look: rear dimensions switched on and off a couple of times.
• Which means that the call to keep your distance.

When someone is too close behind lapped, you can simulate the effect of brake lights Flashing dimensions. Careless driver to take them for a brake light and instinctively increase the distance.

6. Flashing left or right turn signal

• It looks like: inclusion indicator.
• Which means: "do not overtake, it is dangerous" or "freely overtake."

To facilitate overtaking, drivers of large trucks they often give clues on the road. While in high cab, they see much further and when you try to overtake reported using turn signals, whether the counter lane ahead is clear.

If you start to overtake slug and see that he suddenly turned on the left turn - go back to the previous position and wait. As soon as oncoming will free space, the truck driver will notify the right indicator flashing. Overtake safely and do not forget to thank via emergency gang.

Sound signals

Under the rules of sound signals in populated areas is prohibited. The only exceptions are cases when it is necessary to prevent accident. Nevertheless, drivers use the horn, even though it is an administrative offense.

7. Short light signal

Used to attract attention. For example, to designate himself before traveling to the car parking, the driver of which you may not notice.

8. Two middle signal

Thus impatient drivers are requested to go faster.

9. Neutral signal

Outside the city truckers use it as a "please" or "not at all" in response to your "thank you" emergency gang. Usually, in situations where the driver of the truck passes you and you thank him.

hand gestures

In addition to light and sound signals on the roads is also actively used for the communication system of hand gestures. As a rule, first attracting attention to a short beep. Among such gestures there are symbols whose meaning is not always clear.

10. A circle

When the driver draws a circle in the air with the index finger, it shows that you have one of the tires deflated. Sometimes, instead of using gesture "minuscule" and point to specific wheel.

11. raised hand

Symbol greeting or thank. Thus gesture often respond to an alert, or other signals downstream neighbor, using it in place of the flashing emergency gang.

12. air blow

When a passing driver shows an elbow palm of the hand pointing down, it informs you about the open trunk or hood.

13. Attached to the chest hand

Gesture of apology, which is used when a person is in something naughty or ill behaved on the road towards others.

14. Pat on the back

Playing the way straps, members of the movement have warned of nearby police post located.

15. Fig

Addition of the fingers FICO score usually warn truck drivers or large buses that between the dual wheels on one axle of a stone stuck. This is a potential danger for marching behind machines.

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Do not forget that all this unspoken signs that are not in the rules. They are not binding and merely express wishes. They are not necessarily used, and in case of unpleasant situations, informal gestures can not serve as an excuse. For their actions are responsible only to you!