Photo of the Day: Turn signals are sexy
Posted by Jonathan Maus (Editor) on January 15th, 2008 at 1:31 pm
I snapped this photo while riding across the Hawthorne Bridge this morning…
Her patch says, “Turn signals are sexy.”
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January 15th, 2008 13:40
Awesome!
January 15th, 2008 13:43
that is a sweet patch, and a good pic. good find jonathan
January 15th, 2008 14:17
A little education, a little humor. Perfect. I love it.
January 15th, 2008 15:35
Is he referring to other bicyclists who routinely fail to use signals or car drivers, many of whom consider turn signals optional equipment?
January 15th, 2008 15:47
I think it's meant for the motorists
January 15th, 2008 15:55
Nice. Another fav of mine is the "You'd Look Hotter in a Helmet" sticker: http://www.bikecommuters.com/2007/12/18/youd-look-hotter-in-a-helmet/
January 15th, 2008 16:00
Turn signals are sexy for bikes, too! Let me see that sensuous wrist waving to the left or right!
January 15th, 2008 16:10
Perfect composition Jonathan, only you could snap such a fine photo while riding a bike!
January 15th, 2008 16:20
I think it's aimed primarily at cars who want to mow you down, although the reminder also serves rude bicyclists too.
PS - Victoria - if you look at the photograph, he is actually a she ;-)
January 15th, 2008 17:08
For what its worth, "Victoria" is a Iraq War Apologist, right-wing, anti-gay, anti-cyclist "christian" wanna-be blogger who likes to troll Bike Portland occasionally.
Just be sure not to feed the trolls, and they will go away.
January 15th, 2008 17:30
That's Julie. A very pretty grad student at PSU who's been loosely involved in biking while spending lots of time in class.
Hope she stays in the community after graduation.
January 15th, 2008 17:41
funny (and sad at the same time).."Victoria"s blog reads like a highly uneducated, bigoted person who probably hates herself as much as other community groups. has nothing going on in her own life so he has to do her part to interfere in others. fairly typical.
man, when will they quit giving blogs to just anyone...
January 15th, 2008 19:53
Yeah! My debut onto the BikePortland.org website!
In regard to motorist vs. cyclist -- it's both. The patch is something I had thought about for awhile. One for motorist since they could hit me and two because it was ridiculous for them to yell at me if I was in their way since they never had their turn signal on. (As far as I could tell they were going straight.) Secondly, I started noticing this same thing with cyclist. I would think they were going straight too and then all of the sudden they would turn. It bothered me enough that I made this patch. Thanks to Jasun it's sexier then my original (potentially offensive) "Jesus would use his turn signal".
January 15th, 2008 20:12
Cool patch, my buddy is painting a reflective bullseye on the back of her bag, which I also found funny.
January 15th, 2008 20:18
I find it funny that this comes up the day I was nearly right-hooked by a school bus wrongly using her turn signal.
January 15th, 2008 20:21
Julie,
What can I say, I have a knack for non-offensively offending people... but you were still the inspiration.
January 15th, 2008 23:19
Rock on! I practically rely on cars using their signal to know whether I should let them go ahead or keep on going. By not signaling, it should yield their right of way to turn.
January 16th, 2008 04:48
[insert segue here...]
I like this photo too:
http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1319/536716552_e154f90a05_m.jpg
January 16th, 2008 04:49
darn... too small...
http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1319/536716552_e154f90a05.jpg
January 16th, 2008 07:50
Victoria Taft is the afternoon radio personality on KPAM 860 AM. She's very reactionary and quite obnoxious. Why should be "trolling" on this fine forum of unashamedly bleeding-heart liberal bike hippies is beyond me, except that she has nothing better to do. Poor lady. :-)
Great pix, JM!
January 16th, 2008 08:58
Another slogan that needs revival--some years ago a Seattle bike store printed shirts that read "One More Parking Space."
January 16th, 2008 09:36
Hey Jean...
saying that Victoria Taft has a "personality" is actually rather funny...
January 16th, 2008 11:00
Note, for the record I am not by any stretch of the imagination a bleeding heart liberal, or a hippy.
I also think that lady is a Fried douche on a stick.
January 16th, 2008 11:20
Julie, you and your turn signals are sexy!
January 16th, 2008 11:23
Sorry if I offended, Torfinn. There are cyclists of all ilks here. What I meant was that, since BP is a welcoming, friendly, open-minded forum for all things cycle--whether we agree or not--it seems like VT is wasting her time here. All she does is get fodder for her hatemongering radio show--kinda like a female Lars Larson but not nearly as intelligent.
Jean
January 16th, 2008 11:43
No offense taken, I was just pointing out that that kind of blather was dull and inane to all walks of life, and not just the leftist ones necessarily.
:)
I would also agree, BP is a welcoming openminded place, as is for the most part PDX.
We can all agree how stupid close mindedness is.
January 16th, 2008 12:18
Hey, Johnathan, if you have a better quality version of this picture, would you put it on flickr? I'd like to have it in my revolving wallpaper collection! Thanks.
January 16th, 2008 17:29
Robert Dobbs (#10), Jean M (#20) - Well, whatever she is, I'll at least give her credit for "equal-opportunity slamming" both cyclists AND motorists in the same post.
I'd be surprised, however if she realized exactly how often cyclists can't safely signal, or the fact that the cyclist determines what is "safe".
January 16th, 2008 17:30
Oh, hey - where are my manners? Julie - great patch, I love it!
January 16th, 2008 21:44
I like it. I like the bumper stickers that say "visualize using turn signals".
Whether or not Victoria is a potential Mrs. Rush Limbaugh or not she raises a valid point. Some cyclists don't signal, and some car drivers don't signal. I think the message could be for both. The patch I want for going over the Hawthorne Bridge is: Saying "on your left" is sexy.
January 17th, 2008 15:57
It's great... I'd also love one that says "at least 3 feet, please" with some arrows.
January 18th, 2008 13:14
Ignorance of the law is not an excuse (to slam cyclists):
814.440 (2) sez:
A person is not in violation of the offense under this section if the person is operating a bicycle and does not give the appropriate signal continuously for a stop or turn because circumstances require that both hands be used to safely control or operate the bicycle.
So yeah, if taking your hand off your bars to signal might cause you to bite pavement, then as a cyclist you are exempt from turn signal requirements.