Fulton Hand and mechanical signals ordinance (§ 110-231)

(a) No person shall stop or suddenly decrease the speed of or turn a vehicle from a direct course or move right or left upon a roadway, unless and until such movement can be made with reasonable safety and then only after giving an appropriate signal in the manner as follows:

(1) An operator or driver when stopping or when checking the speed of his vehicle, if the movement of other vehicles may reasonably be affected by such checking of speed, shall extend his arm at an angle below horizontal so that the arm may be seen from the rear of his vehicle.

(2) An operator or driver intending to turn his vehicle to the right shall extend his arm at an angle above horizontal so that the arm may be seen from front of and from the rear of his vehicle and shall slow down and approach the intersecting highway as near as practicable to the right side of the highway along which he is proceeding before turning.

(3) An operator or driver intending to turn his vehicle to the left shall extend his arm in a horizontal position so that the arm may be seen from the rear of his vehicle and shall slow down and approach the intersecting highway so that the left side of his vehicle shall be as near as practicable to the centerline of the highway along which he is proceeding before turning.

(b) The signals required in this section shall be given either by means of the hand and arm or by a signal light or signal device in good mechanical condition of a type approved by the state highway patrol. However, when a vehicle is so constructed or loaded that a hand-and-arm signal would not be visible both to the front and rear of such vehicle, such signals shall be given by the light or device. A vehicle

shall be considered so constructed or loaded that a hand-and-arm signal would not be visible both to the front and rear when the distance from the center of the top of the steering post to the left outside limit of the body, cab or load exceeds 24 inches or when the distance from the center of the top of the steering post to rear limit of the body or load thereon exceeds 14 feet, which limit of 14 feet shall apply to a single vehicle or combinations of vehicles. This subsection shall not apply to any trailer which does not interfere with a clear view of the hand signals of the operator or of the signalling device upon the vehicle pulling the trailer. This section, as far as mechanical devices on vehicles so constructed that a hand-and-arm signal would not be visible both to the front and rear of such vehicle, shall only be applicable to vehicles registered within this state after January 1, 1954.