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Originally Posted by golfing eagles

Here are my musings on this subject, for what they're worth:

I'm only impatient with slow traffic when there is no reason for it.

After all the research I posted above, including walking out to the middle of Morse Blvd. with a tape measure, I feel cyclists should take over a lane for their own safety unless the lane is at least 14 feet wide, which is not the case in TV. I'm referring to serious cyclists who are riding in the 20-25-30 mph range, not a super senior tooling along at 8-10 mph--they should stay on the MMP. The roads were primarily designed for motor vehicles, the is no bike lane BECAUSE there are MMPs for vehicles travelling 20 mph or less.
Other legitimate reasons for slow downs include heavy traffic, construction zones and accidents. I don't get impatient with any of these, it's just a reality of driving.
Like you, I am not a "slow driver"--I don't speed in TV, I'm usually 1-2 mph under the 30 mph zones, 1-2 mph over in the 35 zones, and usually right at 45 in the 45 zones. Going any faster makes little sense, you gain a minute or so at best
Interstates are a different matter, especially on a long trip. I'll admit I set cruise control to 73 in a 65 zone and 78 in a 70 zone. At that speed, I'm usually passing 2/3 of the cars on the road and getting passed by 1/3. Which bring us to slow downs for absolutely no reason, which, like you, I get impatient with.
Number one pet peeve---some bozo chugging along at 55 in a 70 zone in the left lane. WHY? There are lots of these drivers on the interstates---even with no car for 1/2 mile ahead or behind in either lane, but there they are, just la-de-da-ing in the left lane. "Keep right except to pass" has a 2 syllable word in it--maybe it's too much for them to handle intellectually. I'll also admit that upon encountering these idiots, I pass them in a fashion that makes my displeasure pretty clear. I just wish a few of them would get cited by LEOs for failure to keep right, the word would get around pretty quickly and cut down on offenders. I'm always in the right lane, except to pass. Again, these people may not get into an accident themselves, but are likely to cause one in moderate+ traffic as the rest of the drivers make stupid moves to get around them.
Pet peeve #2---truckers that are going 56 pulling out in front of me to pass a truck going 55, especially when approaching an upgrade. 17 hours later and 10 miles of traffic back up and you may get past them.
Pet peeve #3. The guy who climbs up my back while I am passing slower traffic---even though I may have sped up to 80+ to pass and get over to the right to let him pass--then he passes me and drops down to 66, forcing me to get left and pass him---but upon noticing this he speeds back up, I drop in behind him and he slows down again---ARRRGHHH. The cousin to this guy is the one who comes up from behind like a bat out of he!! so I drop behind slower traffic that I had intended to pass, then he rides just off my back fender instead of passing, forcing me to brake for the cars ahead.
End of rant.

golfing eagles: I agree and my reference to the bad golf shot and the 10 seconds needed to let it go. One poster referenced cyclist as being our neighbors, etc. to me that is stating the obvious because most of us here are considerate because we are aware that they are our neighbors. But we also have neighbors like the guy in the grocery store who cuts in line the golfer at a golf course that deliberately is a slow player etc. People are not robots and to expect no reaction from things that annoy you is unrealistic. We address these type of situations here to pass the time and because we contribute to the thread but in actual practice most grin and bear it. Which leads me to say that some posters take this forum too seriously and hence too personally. And just because I say something annoys me doesn't mean I will act upon that thought. Its all good

I will not hold up people on the road or MMP, on the golf course and often let a customer with less items than me jump ahead in line