i can pass most cars at what ever point in time i chose to do so, they dont need to pull over apart from when the traffic is very slow and your i'm a bit of filtering.
what i often come accross is drivers getting well over at totaly inapropriate places and then staring at you in the mirror, e.g solid white in middle of road coming up to the brow of a hill.
if i was daft enough to overtake at such a place the last thing i want is the driver in front worrying about what im doing, it's not helping anyone.
if i don't feel its safe to overtake i'll just wait till it is, while driver bloke does half a mile in the gutter without his full concentration on the road ahead.

this also isn't a rant, i just dont think it's the safest practice.
i sure as hell don't get out of the way when i'm in my car

Now you've caught up with me! Now you know why i was larfing when i called!

I always give a wave if somebody moves over for me.On my way to work I go near a large freight distribution depot and therefore I am often behind European registered trucks. Almost without exception these will do their best to let me get past indicating when it is safe to do.What a shame that most of the Brit registered ones do not follow suit.Some of the Tesco trucks wil even move towards the centre of the road to stop you passing. I guess this is an indication of how bikes are much more accepted in mainland Europe

My mate? :puzzled:

Nope - was down the pub all afternoon :roll: