Originally Posted by billh
No, I'm claiming that keeping up with the speed of traffic is the core issue. This claim is based on my experience that when I slow people down, whether in my car or on my bike, they don't like it. Rules of the road has little to do with it.
OK, so motorists don't like it when you slow them down. First, how do you know that? And how significant/important is it that they don't like it? And how do you know
that?
My riding causes motorists to slow down all the time. So what? What's the big deal? Do they like it? I don't know. I know I only do it when it's necessary for my safety, so I don't really care too much about whether they like it or not. I'm not going to sacrifice my safety because someone might not like being slowed down.