Hogging the road

[PamNY]

What really worked me up though was that the OP then tried to justify her desire for the rider to move out of her way by saying it would be more safe - which I'm calling complete BS on. If you truly cared about the safety of the cyclist you would just let her be rather than expecting her to move to allow you to get around. Do you really think its that easy to just pull over or stop on a 15% down grade - no so much.... just trying to dismount your bike while pitched forward like that can cause a person to slide and fall (especially on slippery cleats)..

I don't actually know what the challenges of biking in the situation would be -- that's one reason I was disappointed the topic went the way it did. I love reading about biking in conditions different from what I experience -- it's educational.

Many of the dangers noted as being perilous for someone riding toward the edge of the road (animals running into the road, for example) would be easier to handle without a car behind you. If it's a lightly traveled road and pulling over meant I'd be free of a trailing car for a while, then I might definitely feel that pulling over would be slightly safer and therefore desirable.