Car Insurance...Messers

[burnmw]

I was always taught to check the blindspot when turning, just incase there's a bellend on a bike coming alongside you trying to overtake really, I can't imagine I'd have been taught it if it wasn't in the highway code.

That said, isn't the highway code more guidelines than set in stone rules?

quite a few instructors teach you additional stuff though. Like when i teach sailing i teach more than just what is needed for the course!

That's quite true. However I know I was taught this when learning to ride a motorbike, it's something that can save your life on a motorbike, more so than in a car. All riders will use the lifesaver look and I tend to drive my car as I would ride my bike; the same defensive manner.