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@VeeVee
In the past couple of weeks I have had 2 drivers overtaking with minimum space, followed by a lecture on how I should cycle.
Number 1 incident.
Narrow road. I am cycling a good metre away from parked cars. Then tight corner, just in front of me is a lorry. A van overtakes me in the corner and starts talking to me (he can't go anywhere else as there is a vehicle right in front of us). "You should be riding there. I know I am a motorcyclist. Cyclists should be very careful". I summarised for him "So you want me to ride close to parked cars and you overtake me in a corner with no space??".
Number 2 incident.
A car overtakes me and pinches me. I signed at him later to give a bit more space. He opens his window. "`I saw you. You were in the middle of the road, you should know the rules, you shouldn't be in the middle of the road -* I obviously wasn't otherwise he wouldn't have had the chance to overtake* - I know, I look after 130 pushbikes in my job -* or something like that*. I told (shouted at) him that as a driver he should not overtake if there is no space. I also told him to stop arguing and that I was faster than him (so there). Anyway, I passed him again a km later and he shouted "have a nice weekend", "you too" I shouted back. Peace was restored.
I guess they don't realise how scary it is to have a vehicle pass you by so closely.