Originally Posted by
jon c.
I hear about this on bike forums, but I've never seen it myself. And that isn't the situation in the case under discussion.
It only takes a second to let one car go first, but in urban traffic there are a lot of cars. Do you let them all go in front of you? You might be there for a while.
I'm in the center of the lane at most all intersections. Safest place to be.
It depends, there is no blanket statement for every traffic situation. If we are all headed to another long red light, I most definitely just wait. Why get passed by stressed out and frustrated drivers when we are all headed to the same place (a good metaphor for existence?). Like I said, waiting gives you some control. Is the road ahead going to invite close passes with me struggling to achieve 20 m.p.h.? I'll wait. Heavy traffic with no hope of those cars passing me? I'm outta there, gone Daddy-O.