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It could be a safety issue so I'll continue to disagree rather than abandon.
I'm not advocating accelerating or cycling dangerously at any obstacles. I said that best practice is to maintain a line which is established early, whilst prepared to slow down if necessary.
I agree that we should give way if it avoids an accident (highway code is quite explicit about this). But I don't agree that slowing down every time traffic needs to pass a bus is the safest approach. Nor do I believe it's safe to pull out to within inches of flowing traffic (which may or may not be prepared to stop).
For the same reason, in RTCs blame is not always apportioned to the person who is behind. Other road users changing lanes/position is typically accepted as an exception.Ultimately I agree with JWestland. I'll take my lane and be prepared to slow if somebody moves into my path.
Open to discuss it privately if you'd prefer or this gets popcorny.
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Chung
@HatBeard
I seriously can't be fucked to argue but your premise is completely off and you're falling for that same nonsense that drivers do that see's them accelerate at pedestrians rather than slow down when they're in the road because they feel they have the greater right way.
if something is happening in front of you causing traffic to slow down that requires traffic to behave differently slow your arse down too, don't try to maintain speed and force your way past it. you don't have greater right of way and it's not safer, you're much more dangerous as now there's two hazards approaching from directly opposite directions. there's a reason why blame is apportioned to the person who hits someone from behind in a car.