Originally Posted by
Broctoon
This happens to me all the time, as well as similar situations where another driver has the right of way but yields to be polite to me.
The law in my state is that cyclists must obey all traffic laws the same as cars. If cyclists and drivers alike would accept the right of way when it’s theirs and yield it when it’s not, there would be very few conflicts.
My dad was one of those drivers. He'd be cruising down some main road and he'd hit the brakes and stop for every random pedestrian or kid on a bike in the middle of the block. It's a miracle he never got rear-ended.