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Originally Posted by Larry chappel
I agree with almost all you said, but (I am an avid bike rider by the way) bicycling groups definitely think the entire road belongs to them. I've never seen an exception to that. For the most part they fill the road, they don't even slow down much less stop at intersections of smaller roads or cart paths. Most have mirrors and know when they are holding up traffic but don't care.. .
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They are filling the space so that cars must make an actual "pass" using the other lane instead of trying to squeeze by where there is no room. That "squeezing by" maneuver cars sometimes try to do is incredibly dangerous for the cyclist so it's much safer for the cyclist to "close the door".
Of course the car driver is going to have to slow down for a few seconds (or possibly even one minute) and for some the burden is just too great.