xpc316e said:I love the way you say that it was a textbook overtake and then go on to say that he indicated to pull back in - did you honestly expect him to drive on the wrong side of the road until he reached the end of his journey? I always think that someone is going to slam on the brakes and cut across me to take a junction on my nearside that I have failed to notice when I see indicators come on after an overtake. Ever noticed how some drivers will overtake on a dual carriageway and still indicate left to pull back in when they are close to an off-slip? Indicators when overtaking serve little or no purpose and are used 'automatically' by many drivers who think that a 21 watt flashing light bulb makes their manoeuvre legitimate.
Arch said:Indicating to pull back in would suggest to me someone who a) had noticed me and regarded me as traffic
thomas said:I probably wouldn't signal past a cyclists unless I felt it benefited other road users.
janm399 said:I think I got my careful signaling from years of driving in central Europe. One should signal right before you overtake to tell drivers behind you that you're about to move out and left again to let the person you're overtaking know that you're about to pull back in. A nice side effect is that if people need to signal to pull back in, they are more likely to check that it's safe to do so.
I also remember being told to give cyclists plenty of room; I guess it comes from the fact that even the elderly regularly ride over there and they're not the most predictable riders.
Eh, what can I say; when I was young, we didn't have any dangerous driving. And bikes were made from steel and wood
Arch said:Frankly, using indicators at all seems to be going out of fashion...
sheddy said:Nowt wrong with indicating - shame that most are too lazy or stupid