Originally Posted by noisebeam
This is a very good reason. But somehow I suspect that most (not all) folks who give such clearance are not doing it for this very good reason. I think its more of "Wow a bicycle, how dangerous, better be careful and give 'em lots of room"
Who cares why? It's just traffic.
Funnily enough, I've never noticed this happening at all. In fact, I have to position myself in the centre of the lane to prevent them from trying to squeeze past in the queue.
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