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@skydancer
to me assertive cycling is riding in the traffic stream either when you can match the speed of the traffic flow (most of the time in london) or if you need to to minimise risk such as when passing parked cars, a side road or riding in a bus lane.
Doing this doesn't prevent overtaking when the next or oncoming lane is free. It does prevent risky overtaking in the same lane.
When doing this, as has been suggested, the look back and even aknowledgement of the driver behind goes a long way to minimise conflict