Don't often indicate when overtaking

[rocketman1]

Who else has the problem I do. That is I often don't indicate when overtaking.
It is habit that I cant seem to get out of. I know that I'm aware of the problem.
I indicate when driving in the car, but on the bike its just a quick look in the mirror and gone, Bugger I forgot to indicate again, anyone else have this disease??

[gammaguy]

i ALWAYS indicate when changing lanes or turning.

thing is if you ride thru Christchurch as i do most days,indicating to overtake is a declaration of war to many car driving cockheads,so im down a gear and gone before mr or ms angryperson has a chance to react.

its all about survival

[TexasDog]

i indercate about 5% of the time but the rest of the time im to busy passing car after car to care about it

[wbks]

I'm the same. I always look behind to check there isn't anyone about to pass me and its usually pretty obvious that I'm passing so I never bother. Well thats only when I'm quickly in and out of passing. Which is mainly because by the time your indicator starts flicking you are already done passing. Usually remember to use my signals when I'm surrounded by traffic or cops though.

[Quailboy]

Probably 1 in 10 I indicate.

I'm too busy thinking about the other things I am doing to actually overtake. Though I am very aware of others around me, and if I feel it necessary I will always indicate.

[Grahameeboy]

Why do you need to indicate to overtake...??? I don't unless changing lanes...what is the point.

[wbks]

what is the point.

I guess its more noticeable to drivers who may be about to pull out in front of you to pass whats ahead of them while you are riding beside them. Saw a vid of it on utube once. Rider pulled out fast to pass and i guess the driver didn't hear the rider or see him because he got pushed over onto the grass and into a ditch at about 110-120k's.

[Ragingrob]

I don't see the problem in pushing a little button sideways just before overtaking. A flashing light in my mirror is more noticable than just a moving bike. Even if it just adds that extra bit more chance that someone sees you and therefore doesn't pull out into you.

I don't really like it when people don't indicate when turning or changing lanes or overtaking, no matter how supposedly 'obvious' it is to them what they're doing. A flashing indicator is more obvious than perceiving a change in speed.

[Grahameeboy]

I guess its more noticeable to drivers who may be about to pull out in front of you to pass whats ahead of them while you are riding beside them. Saw a vid of it on utube once. Rider pulled out fast to pass and i guess the driver didn't hear the rider or see him because he got pushed over onto the grass and into a ditch at about 110-120k's.

I would hope my twin headlights would be obvious plus if you are along side they ain't gonna see any lights...

Indicators are generally for the person behind.

Rule of thumb is not too pass the car in front if it is obvious they may also pass the car they are following

[blossomsowner]

I don't see the problem in pushing a little button sideways just before overtaking. A flashing light in my mirror is more noticable than just a moving bike. Even if it just adds that extra bit more chance that someone sees you and therefore doesn't pull out into you.

I don't really like it when people don't indicate when turning or changing lanes or overtaking, no matter how supposedly 'obvious' it is to them what they're doing. A flashing indicator is more obvious than perceiving a change in speed.

I'm with you...........its not hard to push a little button right, then left, then off, showing courtesy is always good. i get pissed off when cars don't indicate so bikes should too...............

[Retroqueen]

I don't see the problem in pushing a little button sideways just before overtaking. A flashing light in my mirror is more noticable than just a moving bike. Even if it just adds that extra bit more chance that someone sees you and therefore doesn't pull out into you.

I don't really like it when people don't indicate when turning or changing lanes or overtaking, no matter how supposedly 'obvious' it is to them what they're doing. A flashing indicator is more obvious than perceiving a change in speed.

Push to the left, push to right seems the right thing to do.
I don't want to lay my new baby down just becasue some one didn't seem me.

[Trumpess]

I don't indicate either, only because my old girl dosen't have any to flash.
However, I do use hand signals if safe to do so and is usually in and around town.

[slimjim]

yup do on all overtaking...even if pulling into shopping mall park...seem's safety first worry about pissed off cager's second..cause quiet a few cagers get pissed off for pulling into car park's...sorry signalled first..lol

[vifferman]

I wuz very surprised in Yurp at the realtive dearth of indicating over there, especially in Holland. I thought they knew how to drive properly there.
Nup.
Although they don't hog the overtaking lane like the wankers here (every morning this week I've had to change lanes to the left or far left because the right lanes was clogged with people doing 90-95 km/h ), the normal passing manouevre in Yurp is to pull back to the right without more than 1 blip at most. And usually about 1-2 metres in front of you. Quite disconcerting....
As for me, I usally indicate manouevres, but I realised a few weeks ago that I've become D'Aucklandised, and confirminate AS I move, not 3 seconds beforehand as one is spozed to. It's a hard habit to break, but I'm practicing.

[EJK]

By law, you must indicate 3 seconds before taking the action right?

Well... within less than 3 seconds (most most most of the times, unless there is a big big big straight road) I miss my overtaking chance....