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IveGotDMunchies t1_jaah99p wrote

Reply to comment by periphrasistic in Majority of drivers say aggressive cyclists threaten their safety – poll by Hall_C137

Most bike laws state that if a bicycle is on a road they must follow vehicle traffic laws. You're not supposed to ride two wide even as a motorcycle.

Furthermore laws usually state to ride next to the shoulder/curb so that vehicles can pass.

People doing the opposite are dicks. Am a cyclist

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periphrasistic t1_jaai6p4 wrote

In my state, claiming the lane is legal and depending on the number of lanes and their width, vastly safer. When cyclists are in the side of a lane, motorists are encouraged to attempt to pass them within the lane, which has a nasty tendency to either clip the cyclist with their side mirror or force the cyclist into the doors of parked cars. If there is a wide shoulder though, then yes, cyclists should absolutely use that.

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