Originally Posted by
morganw
... it really drove home the point that staying out in the middle of the lane when there's no car traffic trying to pass is a good idea.
Why not further left?
The notion that smack in the middle of the lane is the optimal position for a bicyclist is very interesting. First of all it's not true. The constant recitation of this 'middle of the lane' stuff tells us that the VC-ists, for all their bleating to the contrary, are more concerned with the cars behind them than those who might cross in front of them.