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On a bike, what does a left arm bent up at the elbow, hand pointing to the sky, mean?

I'm turning right.

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  1. I'm turning left
  2. I'm stopping
  3. I'm turning right ✔

Why: Left arm bent upward is the classic right-turn signal, the same one drivers use.

Huh, didn't know that: Hand signals are given from the left side of a car because that is where the driver sits in the US.

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Answer: I'm turning right. Left arm bent upward is the classic right-turn signal, the same one drivers use.

  1. Florida Statutes 316.157 Method of giving hand and arm signals www.leg.state.fl.us/statutes/index.cfm?App_mode=Display_Statute&URL=0300-0399/0316/Sections/0316.157.html
    Hand and arm extended upward, except that a bicyclist may extend the right hand
    Checked 2026-10-12.

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