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Old 11-17-13 | 05:14 PM
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bigfred
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Originally Posted by achoo
Which is why it's safer to take the whole damn lane - the decision as to whether or not there's enough room to pass is no longer in the hands of an impatient operator of a 2-ton vehicle going 45 mph - an operator who doesn't really know where the right side of his vehicle is.

When I'm riding and getting squeezed by cars passing me, that's a sign that I'm not FAR ENOUGH in the lane. And I move FARTHER out into the lane if there's no shoulder to safely ride on.
Exactly.

And yet, I still wouldn't hesitate to filter forward past those motor vehicles that have come to a full and complete stop.
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