Things cyclists should know … POV driver who's incapable of cycling

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.

I understand your view on this completely. You do not want motorist to overtake you in an unsafe manner.

I do not want to overtake cyclists in an unsafe manner. Very often though, cyclists who position themselves in such a way as to prevent me from overtaking them safely, leave me in a position where I just want to get away from that particular cyclist. Sometimes this can be accomplished by altering my route and travelling on a different road, a mechanism that I use when stuck behind erratic drivers that I deem too risky to overtake too. Sometimes this is not possible, and I have to travel many miles behind said road user.

I do believe that I have a better understanding of the conditions needed for me to safely overtake in whatever vehicle I am driving at the time. Between the two I drive regularly, one needs far more space to the right of the cyclist than the other to safely overtake, and the other needs more clear road ahead.

I am not in any way suggesting that cyclists should ride in the gutters, and not move more than 6 inches into the roadway or anything like that. I am talking about cyclists who 'hog' the right hand side of a lane actively preventing other road users from overtaking them safely.

i agree if you are talking about rural roads

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