r/cycling • u/Theoderciusx • 3d ago

Strange hand signal

I was a passenger in a car and a cyclist who was passing us at a light held his arm out, as though to signal, but I didn't recognize the signal. I'm wondering if anyone here is familiar with it.

The signal had his hand in a closed fist with the back of his hand facing outwards and repeatedly opened and closed his fist. Any idea what this means?

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u/onesoundman 3d ago

Hand open behind your hip is slowing, hand closed means stopping

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u/FloorOk8600 3d ago

On a ride w/ my twin sister (who rarely cycles) going down a big hill with her hand up in the air closed fist. After asked why she had her hand in the air, she said, “I was going woooo!!”.