Originally Posted by zeytoun
In another thread, HH told me that passing on the right was VC.
In general, I think the issue behind that behavior is general impatience/reptilian brain competition. The roads are reaching their limits in some cities (60% of L.A.'s surface is roadway, for example), but traffic continues to increase. We can't be late. So we pass on the shoulder, we cross double yellows to pass, we pass on the right in our bike or our big SUV.
It is not illegal to pass on the right. It is not contrary to VC to pass on the right
with due caution.
It
is contrary to VC to pass on the right obliviously assuming it's a perfectly reasonable thing to simply because you're in a bike lane.
Most cyclists never heard of VC. I'll bet BikeinBlue, an "avid cyclist", never has. These are the folks we should be trying to reach.