Originally Posted by
evblazer
Probably rare and potentially shows my age but in drivers ed on my first "drive" I remember going around a tight corner and being more worried about cars coming across the line and drove a bit towards or in the shoulder.
I then got reemed by the instructor about staying off the side of the road because of peds and cyclists and if I had to choose I should clip or hit a car instead of a person.
Beginning drivers tend to hug the middle line actually because of the appearance of the vehicle being larger than it actually is. It takes some time to break that habit.
Driver ed teaches several lane positions (5 to be exact) depending on the situation. Those positions can take you from the middle of the lane to over either the middle or fog line. Students are taught that if a vehicle is coming that prevents the far left lane position to pass a cyclist, wait until the traffic clears so you can.
Again, don't blame driver ed. Blame impatient drivers.