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I agree with OP. For a few reasons I wont bore with here.
I have 'fast' bikes and a 'slow' bike. The slow bike is definitely not desirable to ride in traffic.
It seems to me that faster passing by cars also equates to more room and less get-out-of-my-way
factor than on the slow bike, of which cars most definitely squeeze more.
I've noticed this when I ride my winter bike (ie. slower bike). I get passed much more and often unsafely. And that's on roads where snowbanks aren't an issue.
When I ride my roadie-hybrid I can go fast enough (~40kph) on many parts of my commute that most cars don't bother passing me in the same lane.