Originally Posted by Daniel4

Several years ago, someone on BikeForums corrected me by stating FRAP means as Far Right As Practical not as Far Right As Possible.

There's a reason for that. When you hug the curb not only do you put your bike at risk with sewer grates, broken glass and potholes, you are inviting motorists to side swipe you.

The unscientific poll (now closed) indicates that more members have had incidences with riding on the far right of the lane than taking the lane. However, that result is based on so few participants.

Many other sources encourage that Practical in FRAP means you have to sometimes take the lane to force motorists to notice you and change lanes properly. So yes, there will be a lot of upset drivers having to change lanes, but that's what they have to do anyways even though they don't want to. In many jurisdictions, the law says for motorists to give 3ft (1m) clearance when passing cyclists. That's barely possible if you're hugging the curb while the driver stays in the same lane.

So all the cyclists have to do to avoid riding two abreast is for the outer one to pull back a bit while taking the lane, just like what motorcycles do when they ride in the safe position in a scattered format.