I've used the top of the head tap and seen it many times. I have heard though that if the officer sees you doing this you may just get a ticket yourself so i usually wait until a little ways down the road to signal other riders.

 

Some of us here in Iowa know the hand to the head.. the ones that dont pay for the lesson. And some never learn.

bob

 

Hmmm... learned some new ones to use... now to look into the other biker signs...

http://njmc.org/etiquette/

 

Just don't speed then you don't have worry about it. No such thing as a speed trap, only speeders getting caught.

 

I personally like this warning method.

http://media.photobucket.com/image/t...am-america.gif

 

Well, duh, don't you think they can see the squad car with the flashing lights on, parked right behind you?




Not sure who or where it started, but I learned about the tap on head in the very early 70's. Stationed on East coast at the time.

 

Where I live, most judges will dismiss any citations written for this kind of nonsense.
They also dismiss tickets for having license plate covers since the city installed red light cameras.

 

Yeah I sometimes get funny looks too if I do it. I've ridden with guys that just use that as a general watch out and slow down.....

 

I wouldn’t be so sure of that. There are some small towns that count on speed traps for revenue, “I like to call it Random Road tax”. They have a stretch of road that all looks the same but the speed limit goes from let’s say 30 then to 45 then back 30 again in a short distance, and then they get you when you are doing 45 starting into the second 30 MPH zone.

 

i don't warn anyone. if the driver wants to risk a ticket let'm.