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@OneLessCardigan
good stat, i don't know that.
Mrs Earthloop - thanks for sharing your thoughts on this. On a couple of things I outright disagree, like lane positioning.
it *is *the driver's responsibility to only overtake when it is safe to do so, but if a cyclist believes it is not safe to overtake him he is within his right to position himself such that he can't be overtaken rather than relying on the driver reaching the same conclusion. it's simple self preservation and we have all plenty of experience of drivers whose judgement is wrong on the question of whether it is safe to pass. as for people wobbling because they are signalling, you won't find them on here!
But I do believe that being more visible is preferable. it seems like a no brainer to me but for some reason is a hotly debated topic.
With the long lines of cyclists strung out one in front of one another with no space to overtake, i agree if you are talking about rural roads (it's not an issue in the city). because the roads are not straight enough to see far enough ahead to pass 10 bikes at once. However i don't condone road rage in cases where the cyclists fail to do this!