Addison Lee drivers told to defy bus lane law (and to just say SMIDSY)

That instance when an AL car driver of less than reputable persuasion is intending to overtake you and something happens; be it a move to avoid a pothole, a forgotten signal, a chain snap, anything, that driver will in that instance have a perceived allowance to take the risk which puts you in danger because of what he read. Even if he doesn't consciously want to cause you harm that snap, subconscious second will not necessarily lead to the same decision as it would have before.

A great point well made and relevant to all drivers many of who take liberties with a riders safety because they either don't see that passing close is risky or wish to intimidate or are inpatient believing the slower rider is in the way. Many cyclists even on this thread like the above post who says 'go slow in primary is cycling badly.

And a lot of this is because so deep down poople who choose to move around in cars a always given deference and even slowing them down a little to minimise risk is seen as wrong. We let them kill people and alow them to if they say they weren't looking. And as posters here have demonstrated this status quo is so ingrained that people on bikes and on foot accept this mad situation