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    The new Highway Code has cleared up the uncertainty. Old rule 129 has been replaced by new rule 151, which has a new bullet-point on the end:
    151 In slow-moving traffic. You should
    • […] • be aware of cyclists and motorcyclists who may be passing on either side
    So cyclists and motorcyclists overtaking slow-moving traffic on either the left or the right can now say that this is sanctioned by the Highway Code, as it alerts drivers to both possibilities. "

    That's a bit weak. Acknowledging something happens is not agreement.

    On the other hand,
    163 .... stay in your lane if traffic is moving slowly in queues. If the queue on your right is moving more slowly than you are, you may pass on the left ...

    and i personally take that to include bike lanes and the case where the cars are queued up but the bike lane is empty. I still do it cautiously though, and not past lorries where there is any possibility they could move left.

    Also, when cars overtake cyclists then brake sharply, often the only reasonable thing to do is pass on the left.

    Re: the op: No. I don't like presumptions about who's at fault, but i would like it assumed that when someone dies something is wrong and it can't just be written off as an accident. If no individuals are at fault then the systems that constructed the circumstances of the death are guilty.

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