• caesaravgvstvs@feddit.de
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    1 year ago

    So people saying the bikes side by side are a dick move are implying that you have more right to the road because you’re driving a car?

    Generally speaking, to do an overtake, a car needs to leave the lane completely, so it doesn’t matter whether it’s one or two bikes.

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      1 year ago

      You are assuming drivers respect the safety distance from a lone biker…

    • SpaceScotsman@startrek.website
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      1 year ago

      It does matter. It’s safer for everyone if cyclists travel side by side in one lane because then the car driver has to spend less time in the oncoming lane to complete the overtake. A long string of bikes takes more time to safely pass.