Originally Posted by
Dahon.Steve
When the OP moves more to his left, he/she has to see what the car behind is doing. If they maintain speed and direction without giviing him more space, he could be in MORE trouble! This is why he needs to use a rear view mirror. If the OP had been taking the entire lane and slowly moved over as the car was approaching, he would have recieved way more room. The motorist will treat a cyclist as unpredictable and provide more room if they see you taking up the whole lane. Again, you can only do this if you have a rear view mirror.
Fully in agreement. In fact I find it ironic that so many cyclists refuse to use mirrors... while the driving public usually has three at their disposal.