Eden - I can't agree with you more. I'm sick of being passed by what feels like millimeters. The mindset that, well, so long as you don't actually HIT the cyclist, it is ok to buzz by them at rocket speeds and scare the beejeezus out of them.....

More often than not, I am inclined to take more of the lane, no less, in non-bikepath situations. That way cars have to go all the way over to pass. It just isn't right