Originally Posted by zeytoun
Right, VC means you ignore the bike lane. If you happen to be riding in it because it's a safe area, then fine, but the lane doesn't dictate your position. So the rules of VC don't change whether there is a lane or not. Is it VC, then to pass stopped traffic on the right by splitting a WOL?
In some situations passing on the right is illegal, but I don't think VC says anything against passing on the right per se, as long as it is done with due caution, which in that case, means riding slowly and carefully - vigilantly (of course). The underlying principle is "faster traffic is to the left". The derived rules are "don't pass on the right (in some circumstances)" and "if you do pass on the right, due it slowly and carefully".
I think a distinguishing characteristic of a vehicular cyclist is knowing when what situations are particularly dangerous and why, and acting accordingly. For example, riding near door zones, intersection crossings when on side paths, passing on the right, approaching any intersection, etc.
(if this sounds familiar, it is, but you basically asked the same question, so essentially the same answer applied)