Originally Posted by noisebeam
It may look natural to ride in the center of the lane to a cyclist, but where I live I have never once in 14 years seen a cyclist ride in the center of a lane and when I do see them when riding in narrow lanes they are hugging the curb to the extent that pedals striking curb seems to be likely. So seeing a cyclist in the middle of a narrow lane here is extremely rare and looks completely out of place and probably wrong.
Al
You're assuming what looks natural for a cyclist to do in a given situation is determined by what one is accustomed to seeing cyclists do in that type of situation. I don't believe that.
If you're operating a car, motorcycle, horse, camel, bulldozer, tractor, or are an alien on an out-of-this-world flotation vehicle, or a bike, and you're traveling in the middle of a narrow lane, your purpose and intent is clear, regardless of what people are used to seeing with regard to others operating the same device in that situation. That's what I mean by "look natural". People are used to other people operating there, and that's the context they interpret them in when they see them there. That they happen to be on a bicycle is irrelevant.