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Subject:Re: TPMS (was Checked your spare tire recently? Spare Tire Size) - Now Hand Signals
From:Karl Wolz
Date:Fri, 2 Mar 2012 12:51:09 -0700

We're #1!

Karl Wolz
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On Mar 2, 2012, at 11:20 AM, Jeff Schwaia <vw.doka@GMAIL.COM> wrote:

> Out here in Kaleeforneeah, I see people using hand signals all the time.  Don't think they have anything to do with making turns though...
> 
> Cheers, 
> 
> Jeff
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of Scott Daniel - Turbovans
> Sent: Thursday, March 01, 2012 6:44 PM
> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> Subject: Re: TPMS (was Checked your spare tire recently? Spare Tire Size)
> 
> Hi,
> I believe the hand signals are still legal, and if a vehicle has turn signal lights ..they have to be working of course, and I'd think if they  are there, one must use them rather than hand signals.
> 
> but I bet hand signals are still legal if the vehcile doesn't have and didn't come with electric turn signals.
> I just saw a guy on a chopper motorcycle use hand signals the other day.
> 
> personally..
> I think we should all have manually deployed semaphores that stick out of the side of our Vanagon  like my 54 Bug Had.
> Like you pull a knob, or flip a lever.
> why not.
> Maybe huge ones just for grins !
> 
> 
> 
> On 3/1/2012 3:44 PM, Dave Mcneely wrote:
>> Well, unfortunately I don't always use the back up camera, either.  I rationalize that I use it when I am in circumstances that warrant it, and am less likely to otherwise.  Like a lot of other things, time and generational change will make the difference.  My father continued to use hand signals for turns rather than the clicker until he stopped