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I have a short stretch of one way, about 300 yards, with parked cars lining both sides for the entirety of it. Single lane left, I always take primary and regularly get beeps and then angry shouts at the end when they are alongside.
Strange they have time for an argument but not for a cyclist to ride a 300 yard road for about twenty seconds.
The other irony is that I’m not the one blocking them. Without parked cars that road would be three lanes wide. Imagine a world without parked cars on the road. They are a fucking pox on humanity
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My commute includes long stretches of parked cars along either side of the road, meaning if you take primary either cars behind have to wait for you to move back over to the left to get past.
Most drivers wait, but some get antsy, I’ve taken to rolling up to them when you get to the lights and explaining that I’m leaving a doors width between me and the parked cars like they were taught when learning to drive.
Sometimes it makes them think, others it’s just an excuse for them to vent.
Also find when driving giving as much space as possible when overtaking cyclists and being super patient when following a cyclist on narrow roads, whether they are in primary or not, so you show a good example to the drivers behind means they give them plenty of space and time in the overtake as well..