Indirect branches followed by data are bad

While purusing the Intel Software Optimisation manual I noticed the following rule:

3.4.1.6 Branch Type Selection

The default predicted target for indirect branches and calls is the fall-through path. Fall-through prediction is overridden if and when a hardware prediction is available for that branch. The predicted branch target from branch prediction hardware for an indirect branch is the previously executed branch target.

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Assembly/Compiler Coding Rule 14. (M impact, L generality) When indirect branches are present, try to put the most likely target of an indirect branch immediately following the indirect branch. Alternatively, if indirect branches are common but they cannot be predicted by branch prediction hardware, then follow the indirect branch with a UD2 instruction, which will stop the processor from decoding down the fall-through path.

We use indirect branches very often yet currently make no attempt to follow this guidance. We really should try this.