When overtaking a moving vehicle do you require to signal when moving back in.?

Answer 1

In NY it's the law to signal ANY and ALL lane changes.

Turn signals are communication devices. If you don't use them, you leave other drivers guessing what your next action will be, even in situations where an action would be 'obvious'.

Drivers aren't mind-readers (if we were, why are we still having accidents?), brake lights and back-up lights are automatic. Changes in direction are random and can't be anticipated just by turning the wheel or turn signals would probably be automatic too.

So the answer is yes (in NY anyway), I do it because I try to be courteous to the people I share the road with and avoid misunderstandings. It's become such a habit that I signal my intention when I'm alone on the road.

Answer 2

No, it is not a legal requirement, never has been.
Guidelines change over the years, that's why people who've been taught by their parents normally fail their test first time around.
You only need to signal when it would benefit another road user, signalling the return to your lane after an overtake is a given and does not need a signal. Neither does moving out to pass a parked car, if you're reading the road, you should have adjusted your course well before the need to signal.
Learners these days are also told not to signal when moving off from parked. The idea behind this is if you have to signal to move off, it's not safe to move off, one exception though is if traffic is very heavy and you my have to 'ask' to move off.


Now having said all that, there's one failsafe rule:
If in doubt, signal, it doesn't do any harm.

Answer 3

If you do not signal your INTENTION to change lanes you are a bit like Una Stubbs & Lionel Blair --Give us a Clue !!-- we are not mind readers!! Same as on Roundabouts etc. Signal your intention in GOOD TIME, not 2 feet from the exit. I was told years ago , on dual carriageways & motorways, when approaching the off slip road (ramp) start indicating at the 1st 'count down' sign (300 yards),. This gives plenty of time for following drivers to assess the situation and take any neccesary action

Answer 4

If your state requires a signal for a lane change, then this return to the original change would require one too.

It may seem obvious to you, that you intend to go back into the lane, but, the overtaken vehicle, or, any others in proximity do not know how many vehicles you intend to pass, and how soon you intend to move back in.

Answer 5

Every time you make a lane change whether it is for passing, returning to your lane, exiting the road via ramp, turning, etc. you use your turn signal. The turn signal is not to tell people what you are doing, but what you intend to do so that they may compensate for your action. Signal goes on BEFORE you change lanes. Also, signal stays on until you are in the solid lines of an exit ramp.

Answer 6

It would be courteous to do so.

I don't think it is a legal requirement though.

The Highway Code gives guidance on the code of conduct to be followed when driving on the public highway. Some of which will be enshrined in law, such as lighting requirements and one-way systems.

If you follow the basic tenet of Mirror, Signal and then, if safe Manoeuvre you will not go far wrong.

Answer 7

Yes. It was also habitual to click right twice , then once left when overtaking a cyclist and warn oncoming traffic, but modern bad manners have put paid to that.

Answer 8

It's not the law when going back into the lane you came from. However it is probably a smart thing to do to let all know what you are doing.

Answer 9

The accepted wisdom has always been yes, except on a single carriageway. That's how I was taught, albeit a long time ago. I'm not aware of it having changed.

Answer 10

Signaling lane changes is the law. It only takes a few seconds to avoid getting a ticket.