Riding distraction !!

[Simon.Pieman]

[quote author=slimwilly link=topic=12808.msg144610#msg144610 date=1398502944]
I saw this written the other day that the Police say " when overtaking,don't use indicators or do lifesaver "  as these cause loss of concentration on the manouvre,you should already know what is behind you and are aware of e]

I don't knowIwho wrote that or where they got the idea from, but it's bullshit and dangerous bullshit at that.

The first phase of the IPSGA system is *INFORMATION*, not only taking it (ie checking mirrors and blindspots for vehicles which may have come up behind you) but also *giving* it, ie making sure that the vehicle in front and any others around you are aware that you are planning on overtaking.

Just how on earth can you be sure that the vehicle in front is aware you are planning on overtaking? Surely you should ride as if the vehicles around you haven't seen you at all, let alone obligingly aware of what you intend to do next!
I don't know who IPSGA is, but it sounds like a bullshit system to me.