Originally Posted by
gosmsgo
I've never had that happen. Part of the problem in his video is a reluctance for the motorist to cross the dotted line. Once a motorist realizes that they are forced to cross the line they typically wait for a clearing and give a much wider distance.
Those lanes looked about 10 feet me. Its impossible for me to tell of course but anything less than 13-14 feet is to narrow to share with an auto. According to AASHTO is actually 14 but personally I've found 13 acceptable to me.
Generally, you can't control a driver's behavior by your lane positioning. If a driver wants to give you room when the driver passes, the driver will give you room, no matter where you're positioned in the road. If a driver wants to f with you, the driver will f with you, no matter where you're positioned in the road.
If anything, the only difference that your lane positioning makes, in my experience, is that it infuriates some drivers enough to the point that they want to f with you when they pass.