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I work on cycling events as a mobile mechanic for a variety of organisations, and one has a number of signs along the route saying "cyclists ride in single file" "cyclists keep to the left"
I have told the organisers this is poor advice and they should review it, but they haven't. Today on one of the events (a charity bike ride with a lot of inexperienced cyclists) a car tried to overtake cyclists who were riding as the signs recommended. This was on a narrow rural minor road. As there were lots of cyclists he ended up going around a left hand bend with no forward vision at all.
He then hit a car head on, and rolled into one of the cyclists. Fortunately the cyclist was completely unhurt (although the bike was wrecked, as was his shiny new Mini!). Had the cyclists been either in the primary position or two abreast the driver would have had to wait until the road was clear so he could overtake.