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Old 01-13-25 | 07:27 PM
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Originally Posted by noglider
On a rural road, when someone wants to move left to pass me and it is not clear whether oncoming traffic, I will block him if possible. If a vehicle comes from the oncoming direction, the driver passing me has to make a choice: Kill me or be killed. I don't want him to face that decision.
Roughly once a year, I will be on a small rise or hill and I see a car behind me in my helmet mounted mirror that is coming up on me, and I see a car approaching in front, but because of the slope, they can't see each other. When that happens, I get off the road if I can. Alternatively, I have held my left arm straight out with my open hand, palm facing aft. That signals the car behind to wait, and they usually do.
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