Epic fail

I don't really go with that. A car passing me closely is dangerous, it could be going a fair bit faster and might not be aware of dangers such as potholes that could cause me to swerve. The most vulnerable person is not in control. Me passing a car close is different, it's almost certainly stationary or traveling slowly and I, the most vulnerable party, is in control.

+1. Bikes are not equivalent to cars. A huge part of the perception problem in cycling is that too many people think that roads are for cars and therefore everything on them should be considered as, and act like, a car.