Originally Posted by
BlazingPedals
The problem is, when you start making up your own rules, nobody else knows what you've made up. If I were in a car, seeing a cyclist pointing to the road would NOT tell me they were going straight. Maybe they want me to put my bumper *right there.* I hope you understand the necessity of yielding to existing traffic before changing lanes - no matter what obstacles are in front of you. Popping out in front of a semi could have adverse consequences, no matter how much glass is on the shoulder.
Is it a case of making up one's own rules or simply signaling intentions? When a cyclist comes up to an intersection where a motorist, waiting at a stop sign, waves him on, is that not helpful?
Also, the three feet rule for motorists passing cyclists helps avoid the sometimes erratic path of a cyclist going up a hill or avoiding a minor obstruction not visible till the last minute.