Originally Posted by
genec
Very true... stunts like this that become high profile on the internet do nothing to promote advocacy of cycling and serve only to promote cycling as something done by elites or crazy people. Compound this with high profile people that already have a public voice complaining about cycling and we as cyclists are only moved backward in the eye of the public.
Genec is arguing (see his previous posts in this thread), though he doesn't admit it, that this road has adequate width for motorists to overtake cyclists in the same lane. It doesn't. Given that, the cyclist's lateral position makes no difference to the motorist's probability of being able to make a lawful and safe overtaking movement.