It's a tricky one..

A lot of drivers don't expect you to be on the right of them, so will pull a u turn with no indication straight in front of you.

Sometimes I will filter on the left, sometimes on the right, depends on the conditions.

In slow moving traffic it's more complicated. If a cyclist comes past you on the left, they then need to filter back in to the left hand side in moving traffic, which is fine if you are confident.

I've never really cycled outside London though, so things are probably different elsewhere.

I really do sympathise with drivers as I see a lot of absolute dickhead cyclists riding in unpredictable ways, undertaking left indicating traffic and so on. It must be very hard to keep track of all the movement during rush hour.

My beef is only with drivers who drive carelessly/don't give a s**t if you are cycling and try to drive through you

Posted By: Hertz van Rental on April 1st 2014 at 10:37:10

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Serious question related to the cycling debate below (NCFC) - Jim, Apr 1, 09:41:30
- As a cyclist (NCFC) - dear prudence, Apr 1, 10:08:12
  - if a line of queueing traffic (NCFC) - robotbear, Apr 1, 11:53:46
  - I would ban overtaking on the left. Full stop. (n/m) (NCFC) - SimonOTBC, Apr 1, 10:14:02
    - Although, I don't include filtering through stopped queuing traffic in that (n/m) (NCFC) - SimonOTBC, Apr 1, 10:16:41
      - It's a tricky one.. (NCFC) - Hertz van Rental, Apr 1, 10:37:10
        
        3rd para, if a cyclist comes past you on the *right* (n/m) (NCFC) - Hertz van Rental, Apr 1, 10:38:29
- Yes, of course. If you're turning left you shouldn't have to worry about whats behind you (NCFC) - Tricky Hawes, Apr 1, 09:46:59
  - Of course the proper solution is to separate pedestrians, cyclists & the rest (NCFC) - BerlinCanary, Apr 1, 11:03:08
    - sadly not really possible in most of our cities though (NCFC) - CWC, Apr 1, 12:03:50
      - Plenty of tiny streets in Copenhagen and they manage (n/m) (NCFC) - BerlinCanary, Apr 1, 13:11:15
        
        I'm sure (NCFC) - CWC, Apr 1, 14:26:37
        
        ...that 30% car ownership and 100+ years of cycling culture helps Copenhagen (NCFC) - CWC, Apr 1, 14:27:37
        
        Oh absolutely (NCFC) - BerlinCanary, Apr 1, 16:33:39
  - Thats good then. i do always check anyway its just in that there london (NCFC) - Jim, Apr 1, 10:23:15
    - The smurf lanes are a nightmare, exactly for the reason you state (NCFC) - Hertz van Rental, Apr 1, 10:38:00

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