Originally Posted by
crazybikerchick
Most "as far to the right as practicable" laws have an exception if the lane is not wide enough to share safely. Regardless of explicit exemptions, if a lane is not wide enough that a car could pass me in the lane with three feet clearance, then as far as practicable becomes the middle of the lane. Otherwise drivers will try to pass me too closely, and that's hardly practicable.
I've found that you don't need to ride anywhere near the centre of the lane to do that though. About a metre from the lane edge is far enough. If you do get buzzed at that distance, though, I would recommend moving further into the lane rather than out of it.
Another handy traffic riding tip, is to not get too fazed about getting buzzed; it's bound to happen sooner or later, no matter how 'VC' you ride. The worst thing to do is panic, and lose your line.