This is, of course, the most common misunderstanding nonbicyclists have regarding proper bicycling technique and the reason so many find vehicular cycling threatening. I used to live near Pico and Robertson and know the Fairfax/La Brea area well. The best place to ride on some of those streets is the right tire tracks, or in some cases, the center of the right lane. I occasionally get honked on Coast Highway 101 in downtown Encinitas, where I routinely take the center of the right lane because of diagonal on-street parking, midblock curb bump-outs, and other hazards.