Quote:
Originally Posted by habernac
do you have an example of a certain road that this happens on?
|
I'm thinking of centre north of 16th avenue street mostly. Both right and left lanes southbound are busy, almost bumper to bumper. I'm in the right lane. A cyclist cruises by me on the right. Traffic starts moving again and I'm approaching him from behind. He's close to the curb but if he swerves even a little bit I could hit him.
In that situation I just don't feel really comfortable passing the guy a lot of the time. If I'm supposed to treat him like any other vehicle on the road, well, I wouldn't pass a car that was driving slowly albeit close to the curb. Even if he is cycling in the (unmarked) shoulder, it's awfully damn close to pass him. On the other hand, he has no trouble cruising by me at a high rate of speed while I'm stuck in traffic.
Preferably, I'd like to move over to the left lane to get around the guy but that's not always possible. Also, if it's not already apparent, I kind of drive like an old lady going to Sunday service.