I agree with all who supported riding out in the lane. I do this pretty much on any road I am on.
  • Makes me more visible because I am not blending with things along the side, like parked cars.
  • I can actually see further and have a wider angle of view, because I do not have as much blind spot to right side
  • It gives me a bit more safety margin should I need to move right more


On the matter of whether the cyclist should pull over, I would say no. I've been behind good and bad cyclists. I have also been behind slow farm tractors - not very many of them pull over. Right or wrong? I don't think there is a right or wrong. Each makes a choice, then we choose how to react.

I will also say that depending on where I am riding and the circumstances, I have been known to locate somewhere safe to pull-out (driveway, side street) to let cars go by. Why? I call it community building. Quite often, the first driver behind honks and waves thanks for my courtesy to them. I do it as a way of changing attitudes one person at a time about cyclists, not because I have to yield to cars.