Originally Posted by Serge *******
Are YOU OK with slowing down motorists, say when the lane is too narrow to safely share side-by-side with a car? Or when you're going fast downhill and riding near the right side or even in the bike lane is not enough safety margin for the speed at which you are travelling? Or merging across multiple lanes to get into a left turn lane? Why or why not?
Did you have a reluctance in the past that you've now gotten over? How did you do that?
Serge
I'm not quite OK with it, but I'm getting their and think it is the ideal to shoot for. One situation in which I have no qualms about taking the lane is when a huge truck or bus is coming up behind me. I usually hear the diesel engine gunning. I check back and then take the lane to make sure the driver must entirely switch lanes to pass. Why? I've had one too many occasions where I try to ride to the right and they take that as a signal to pass in the same lane. No fun being buzzed by a vehicle with tires up to my kneck.