GTR1400MAN wrote:One of the things we cover on the IAM course is being courteous. Don't forget UK roads are more congested and it is not always possible/safe to wave an arm leg at the time.
I personally don't like vehicles moving over to 'help me' overtake (other than filtering in congested towns). They invariably do it approaching blind bends, junctions etc. Or slow up and move over kicking up all the debris from the side of the road, or even do it where there's solid white lines! just continue your drive in a safe manner, not up the backside of the car in front (which makes it a multiple vehicle overtake or not at all) and I'll find my way past when it is safe for me to do so.
I'm not talking about exaggerated moves but a few flashes of a near side indicator allows the overtaker to 1/ Know they have been seen and their intentions acknowledged 2/ That the overtaken is likely to cooperate.
As I said you I don't generalise but have found that courtesies of this nature are more common elsewhere.
The end result is two happy road users