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@Smallfurry
I live in Norway where people think cyclists should use the footpaths. Admittedly this is often quite safe as there are'nt that many people on the footpaths, but I still think its reckless.
Anyway, fully aware that I am annoying the f**k out of the Norwegians (I'm English BTW), I used to ride as far to the right as possible.
One monday morning a bus overtook me despite oncomming traffic on the other side of the road. He missed me by centimeters.
On tuesday morning he gave me only millimeters.
On wednesday my handlebars actually rubbed along the side of the bus for a couple of meters. There is no path to escape to on this streatch, just a soft verge (love that expression) with a steep stoney drop to the freezing fjord below. I froze for a second, looked down to see that my front tyre was right on the edge of the tarmac, and froze some more. Absolutly nothing bad happened and I calmly finished my commute to work, were I went into a mild state of shock.
I now ride further into the road and pull over if possible to allow lorrys and buses to pass. If it is not safe for me pull over they can bloody wait!