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The only time I've had a run in with a motorist was when I was filtering in the gutter with near stand still traffic, the position I put myself in was technically like undertaking I suppose? It's not natural for motorists to be passed on the left anyway.
I'm glad alot of vehicles now have stickers telling cyclists not to undertake, hopefully this will become natural behaviour, like looking before crossing the road.
William.
Greenbank
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I'm on the OKR, plus the rest of it every day. Maybe a good way to explain it is to go with the traffic, hang out with the cars and be part of the flow for safety's sake, not a separate entity on the left.
The only time I've had a run in with a motorist was when I was filtering in the gutter with near stand still traffic, the position I put myself in was technically like undertaking I suppose? It's not natural for motorists to be passed on the left anyway.
I usually hang out in a fast prime with moving traffic, or on the outside when filtering.
But I suppose it does take some kind of experience, easier said than done and all that. Can't remember a definitive point when it all clicked and I got out of the gutter but friends still remind of the days when I even used to say "no way am I EVER riding a bike on the road, you must be bat shit".