You would have to doubly careful in that situation PR for exactly the reason you state, and quite right that you should. The lorry driver would be in the wrong for flashing to let you go. I suppose maniac is a little strong though. PeckhamRose Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Right, I am a maniac. > blinder999 please don't print this crap, you do > not know me, you do not know my skills or biking > history (28 years) and you do not know details. If > you have an issue write a personal message. > > > blinder999 Wrote: > -------------------------------------------------- > ----- > > You are not an advanced driver - you are a > maniac > > who should revisit the highway code and learn > from > > your dangerous mistakes before you kill > yourself > > or someone else (and I have held a full > motorbike > > license for twenty years) : > > > > "My biggest problem with cyclists is those who > > undertake at speed behind and to the left of > > lorries or vans ie they are hidden, so that as > the > > lorry driver flahes his lights to let me turn > > right in front of him I have to be doubly > careful > > in case some cycling @#$%& is undertaking that > > lorry. I hit one doing just that once and I was > > the one whose insurance company had to pay > fifteen > > grand odd to the cyclist."