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5. Overtaking

6. Overtaking LIFESAVER ? Information Position Speed Gear Acceleration Use the System to make your overtaking safe.

7. Overtaking Are there likely to be unseen high speed vehicles approaching? Do you consider all these factors when overtaking? Are the drivers aware of me? Are drivers ahead likely to overtake? What is the speed of approaching vehicles? What is the speed of the vehicles to be overtaken? How will the driver & occupants respond? What is the distance needed to overtake safely? What is happening behind? Is the road layout a hazard? What is the speed & performance of my bike?

8. Overtaking If you are following a large vehicle, keep well back and look along both the near and off sides to get the best view of hazards.

9. Overtaking Remember - take views to both sides but don’t sit in the blind spot of the vehicle you are following. Maintain a safe following distance.

10. Overtaking If there are no other hazards present, the early position shown gives excellent forward vision for overtaking purposes.

11. Overtaking Where hazards exist the rider may need to adopt a following position prior to overtaking. Either way, application of the System will provide optimum progress.

12. Overtaking The basic rule for overtaking: - If this is the gap you have identified as the one into which you will return... then this is the earliest point at which you can start to enter that gap. Can you reach this point before any approaching vehicles - seen or unseen - could come into conflict with you?

13. Overtaking The rider does not realise the car driver can only see the slower moving large vehicle. The car driver pulls out in front of the overtaking rider.

14. Overtaking The rider fails to anticipate the car may turn without warning into a side road, cutting across the rider’s path.

15. Overtaking The rider fails to anticipate the driver of the car is only looking right and may pull out into the rider’s path as the rider approaches on the wrong side of the road.

16. Overtaking The rider fails to anticipate the lorry is not overtaking the car ahead, but is indicating to turn right into a side road, across the path of the rider.

17. Overtaking The red car pulls out of the lay-by forcing the blue car in front of the rider to cross onto the opposite side of the road. If the rider was in the process of overtaking the blue car when approaching the lay-by the consequences could have been disastrous. Hold back from overtaking when approaching a lay-by. Anticipate the dangers they pose.

18. Overtaking The driver of the blue car pulls into the lay-by having not realised the bike is following behind. Again, if the rider was in the process of overtaking when approaching the lay-by the consequences are obvious.

19. Overtaking The red car pulls out of the lay-by, into the opposing carriageway to that of the rider. If the rider had been overtaking there would have been little likelihood of avoiding a head on collision with the car. Position yourself so that drivers in lay-bys can see you as you approach.

20. Overtaking The red car pulls out of a queue of slow moving vehicles and performs a U-turn directly in front of the on-coming rider Filtering can be a hazardous manoeuvre. Other road users may not see you, or may underestimate you speed of approach. Look for reasons as to why drivers may suddenly pull out. Moderate your speed so you give yourself and other road users time to react.

21. Overtaking When using roads that form three lanes on a single carriageway, be careful not to blindly follow the vehicle in front through what my appear to be a safe gap. This especially important when riding in groups as you may feel the temptation to carry out overtakes without looking properly in order to keep up with the rest. Don’t risk it.

22. Overtaking Where the vehicle in front is approaching the apex of a right-hand bend with a restricted view, use a nearside position

23. Overtaking Move up on the vehicle in front just before it reaches the apex to get the earliest view along its offside.

24. Overtaking Overtake if the road is clear. If conditions are not favourable, drop back.

25. Overtaking Where the leading vehicle approaches a blind left bend, do not attempt to overtake until you have a clear view ahead.

26. Overtaking You could maintain a position where you can see along the nearside of the leading vehicle as it passes through the bend.

27. Overtaking If this view is favourable, move out to look along the offside & start to overtake if conditions are suitable Remember that areas of the road will be obscured when you change from the nearside to the offside.

28. Overtaking Always remember that the decision to overtake is yours - you can reconsider it at any point.