Originally Posted by genec
Originally Posted by Helmet Head
What's conspicuously missing from both incidents is an effort to communicate effectively and cooperatively with the driver approaching from the rear.
Oh you mean like I do when I am the driver of my motorized vehicle?
Usually not, because when you're driving a motorized vehicle you're typically not driving a slow moving vehicle.
But, if it happens to be a motorized slow moving vehicle, then yes.
It's always important to monitor to the rear when operating as a driver on roads, regardless of what you are operating, but it's especially important when you're moving relatively slowly, and then it's important to make sure your intent is effectively and coooperatively communicated to those behind who are likely to be considering passing you. This is why drivers of vehicles being passed are required to cooperate, forbidden from speeding up while being passed, etc.
It's the same rules, it's just that the "slow moving" rules tend to apply to cyclists much more often than to drivers of motorized vehicles, especially considering how the narrow nature of bikes makes it much easier to allow faster traffic to pass us.