Tripalot wrote:
I think putting your left turn signal on indicates it is safe to pass - we saw this regularly while traveling in Mexico. Don't think I would trust American drivers to know the meaning though.
on our first trip to the frozen north, otherwise known as Canada, we encountered what we were later told was a custom. we were heading north after crossing in Montana. excellent 2-lane rural road with nice wide shoulders. we were in a 4-wheeler, not our MH. as we approached a car to pass the driver suddenly maneuvered onto the shoulder. we thought he had lost control and backed off. after a short time on the shoulder the driver returned to the driving lane. after a couple of minutes I decided to try to pass again and sure enough he hit the shoulder again and again we backed off. we just stayed behind him at this point.
at the next town we stopped for gas and I mentioned this to the attendant (this was back in the early 80's). he laughed and said that this was the usual way in those parts to help folks pass safely. good to know!
