Originally Posted by
Motobetird
If you don't demand your portion of the road drivers will whizz their mirrors right by your head (which can kill you if hit directly in the back of the head)
Wanna guess what happens when you are "demanding your portion of the road" and the driver isn't paying attention/doesn't see you? You lose big time. Whizzing mirrors may be annoying but most are not life threatening. Only the mirrors on big vans and pickup trucks stick out far enough where they can hit you without running you over at the same time.
Originally Posted by
Motobetird
I generally ride in the smooth section of the road created by the right wheels of cars. Then, just as a car is approaching I get over as far right as possible. You are more visible to drivers if you keep a constant line in the middle of the road.
That's the most dumbass thing I have ever heard. If you move over when a vehicles approaches, you are giving the driver a signal to come through in the lane, thereby encouraging close passing. Swerving in and out of the way of traffic like that is just asking for the Darwin award.
