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Yep to all this.
Was riding down Chelsea Embankment this morning, Tipper style Transit van ahead and to the right. He decides to flash another transit coming the other way turning right into Cheyne Walk across us both. The turning Transit absolutely lept across the road, no checking at all. I was far enough back that it wasn't that close, but anyone could have been lurking further up in the lee of the Tipper van. Gave me a cold chill thinking about if i'd been a couple of seconds further up the road...
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The driver flashing to another driver is not at fault because all the responsibility lies with the driver doing the manoeuvre, can you imagine how many dickheads would use this as an excuse when they knock you off..
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@Greenbank
The driver flashing lights has no duty of care (this has been tested in court) so they're aren't liable in the legal sense. Personally I'd only give them any amount of blame if they did it maliciously. You've no idea whether a flash of the lights means "Please go, it's all safe" or "I'll wait for you to go out but please make sure you look for other people first."
It's up to the driver pulling across to check for oncoming traffic rather than blindly trusting the invitation of someone else.
It's also up the rider to be careful filtering past junctions where this kind of thing will happen.
Both are partially to blame, without any further details it's impossible to say whether it was 50:50 or more towards one party than the other.