Originally Posted by
jawnn
NEVER EVER allow two cars to pass you at the same time on a narrow road! When you pull your bicycle over to the side of the road as much as possible, you are inviting the half-wit driver behind you to kill you!
Almost all of my ride is on roads with one lane in each direction, no shoulder and 60+ MPH traffic. I hold the right tire track if there is not traffic in both directions, but if there is, I move over. 5 years so far and no real problem. The lane is wide enough that if people hug the center line (they always do) I get a good 3 feet of space.
I have tried taking the lane - it makes people pass VERY CLOSE to me and run the oncoming car into the ditch.
I'd say at least 9 out of 10 cars passing me does it with no oncoming traffic, I hold my line and they change lanes to pass.