Originally Posted by
B. Carfree
I agree. It seems that if I am going to be in the right tire trace when I am passed, if the motorist saw me move from the center of the lane to get there he/she will give me ample room when passing. If they saw me move from the fog line or a disappearing shoulder to the right tire trace, then I will most often be buzzed.
That's been my experience as well. I also tend to ride there as where I live there are lots of disappearing shoulders and lane widths that suddenly vary. You don't want to be in the shoulder, or just to the left of the shoulder line and suddenly have it disappear leaving you to either be in the dirt or suddenly have to merge back into traffic!