Is the stopping gesture performed with the left or right hand?
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The stopping gesture is performed by traffic police extending their left arm forward and upward, with the palm facing forward. Below are partial introductions to traffic police hand signals: 1. Straight-through gesture: The traffic police extend their left arm horizontally while turning their head to the left, palm facing forward; then extend their right arm horizontally while turning their head to the right, palm facing forward, and swing it to the left—this is the straight-through gesture, indicating that vehicles to the right of the traffic police may proceed straight. 2. Right-turn gesture: The traffic police extend their left arm forward, palm facing forward, signaling vehicles directly ahead to stop; then, turning their head to the right, they swing their right arm and hand horizontally to the left front, palm facing left, indicating that vehicles should make a right turn in the direction the traffic police's head is facing.