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@M_V
Motorcyclists won't go apeshit, i ride a motorbike too and if im filtering in traffic and theres a cyclist behind me il let them pas coz i know that they are generally gonna be faster/in my way less than il be in theirs and i'v seen a lot of motorcyclists let me pass them when iv been cycling.
As for defying the point of the cycle lane for the whole road, its about 10miles from my house to town. Theres probably a mile of that which has no cycle lane, a mile with a shared bus taxi and cycle lane which i use, a mile with the 3ft wide painted at the side cycle lane which i use and the rest is painted cycle lane between the main carriageway and on street parking and the cycle lane is right in the doorzone. Where there is no on street parking near junctions the cyclelane usually takes you down the nearside of a left turn only lane leaving you to fight your way through traffic if you want to go straight ahaead or leading you to getting driven into by the drivers that just turn left and don't bother to look. I have noticed that im not alone in refusing to ride in this 7-8 mile stretch of cyclelane.
Had the passenger gotten out of the right hand side of the taxi i would have been full of sympathy but if you want to stay alive you don't nearside taxis or buses, simple as.