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Definitely this, I always filter on the right and quite often in heavy traffic the van/car/whatever will move over for me and I'll always give them a wave.
@Clockwise if she's interested in some longer rides later on, you could point her in the direction of the ladies rides on here, along with all the other fun things (bmx,cyclocross) that we get up to, in a 'no-pressure' environment. Get her to ladies drinks!
(I'm presuming you're London based, so this may not actually work..)
clefty
@skydancer
This!
Really. Passing on the right and even riding to the right while behind vehicles, looking at the driver in their right mirror so they see you is key.
So few cyclists seem to do this.
( It's quite amusing when I do this going over tower bridge every morning, since drivers when they see you on their right move left blocking the space to their left, which seems to frustrate some of the kerb magnets riders. It's especially fun when the gutter hugger is clearly trying to strava
confessions thread >>>>>>>)