Originally Posted by
reppans
I said "veer around a rock or pothole," if that equates to veering "into the path of a motorist" to you, then I'll can only assume that you are probably comfortable with ~50+mph passing with only 1-2 feet of clearance, the driver staying right of the double yellow (to your earlier question), on small-/no-shouldered roads.
Guess I'm having trouble understanding how a turtle in a hippo stampede can convene much of anything in terms of attitude. On my motorcycle (~leopard in a hippo stampede), oh yeah I can absolutely do all sorts of attitudes, but riding my bicycle on these major through routes, I'm just hunkered down in an aero position (to minimize time riding bicycling hell), staying to the far right, and crossing my fingers that I don't get sideswiped. How exactly does one relay confidence and "ride like they belong" here? Is it an upright, chin-up/chest-out riding position or something?
Far right is sometimes not the best or safest position. Taking the lane, using the right tire track, riding in a strait line, using the mirrors/head check and signaling when needed. Works for me and ride like bikes are traffic and vehicles too. This however is more on secondary roads with a 20-40 mph limit.