Making eye contact with other drivers:

Question

You should never take eye contact as a guarantee that a driver will properly yield to you. It is not uncommon for drivers to look directly at a motorcyclist but fail to register that they are there.

Accepted Answer

Does not mean that they will yield to you when they should.

Answer

Is the best way to know that they see you.

Answer

Is not worth the effort it takes.

Answer

Guarantees that they will yield to you.