Hand Signals & Communication

LEFT TURN

RIGHT TURN
Left arm raised at shoulder height, elbow bent and forearm vertical with palm of hand flat

ONCOMING SLEDS
Left arm raised at shoulder height, elbow bent and forearm vertical, wrist bent, move arm left to right over head pointing to right side of trail.

STOP
Left arm raised from the shoulder & extended straight up over the head with palm of hand flat

LAST SLED IN LINE
Release handlebar with left hand, palm of hand flat, slash forearm outward at a 45° downward angle toward the ground repeatedly.

SLOWING DOWN
Left arm extended out and down from the side of body with a downward motion of hand to signal warning or caution

SLEDS FOLLOWING
Arm raised, elbow bent, with thumb pointing backward, in hitch-hiking motion move arm foreward to backward over your shoulder.

LEFT TURN

RIGHT TURN
Left arm raised at shoulder height, elbow bent and forearm vertical with palm of hand flat
ONCOMING SLEDS

Left arm raised at shoulder height, elbow bent and forearm vertical, wrist bent, move arm left to right over head pointing to right side of trail.

STOP
Left arm raised from the shoulder & extended straight up over the head with palm of hand flat

STOP
Left arm raised from the shoulder & extended straight up over the head with palm of hand flat

LAST SLED IN LINE
Release handlebar with left hand, palm of hand flat, slash forearm outward at a 45° downward angle toward the ground repeatedly.

SLOWING DOWN
Left arm extended out and down from the side of body with a downward motion of hand to signal warning or caution

SLEDS FOLLOWING
Arm raised, elbow bent, with thumb pointing backward, in hitch-hiking motion move arm foreward to backward over your shoulder.