Originally Posted by
Darth Lefty
This is why Italian motorcycles (and sports cars) have such tiny mirrors.
It also why ALL drivers of every nationality do not normally give any kind of
OK to pass signals to the vehicle drivers approaching from the rear.
It also why ALL drivers of every nationality never look for, nor would likely recognize, any kind of archaic
OK to pass signals from the vehicle operator in front prior to overtaking them.
Exceptions may be made by drivers of slow wide vehicles unable to share any of the road that block forward visibility, like RVs and large trucks climbing long hilly sections of narrow rural, mountain roads, Hardly a typical bicycle commuting scenario.