GrasB
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I never said don't indicate to overtake, only the reasons given are due to careless driving, which is absolutely true.However, you cannot be certain the following driver is driving in careful and observant manner, so it is best to give them prior warning you are about to overtake. It may make them pay attention when they weren't before. It costs nothing more than a small flick of a finger or sticking an arm out, so unless a signal is ambiguous or actually going to cause danger or inconvenience to someone you might as well do it.
More useful, yes. Needed, no.If everyone drove safely then indicators become potentially even more useful than they are at the moment, since at that point they can be relied on to indicate the actual intention of the road user rather than just the likelihood of their intention.