Originally Posted by
livedarklions
You know better than that if you're riding on roads, we're subject to lots of laws.
In most states, a bicyclist is a vehicle operator who has all applicable legal rights and duties on a road. That would definitely include anti-tailgating laws that require some prudent distance between vehicles.
On a path in Perth? I don't know, but I wouldn't be surprised.
I live in Perth. There's some pretty major and smooth sailing paths going all across the city
I find that below 30kph no one is really riding hard or fast enough to draft so it doesn't matter
On the flip side, if I'm holding down 35-40kph and someone jumps on my wheel, then they're generally strong and experienced enough to also take pulls, and with a little nudge of the elbow I've had fun little pace lines going on many a commute
If you don't like someone on your wheel, either speed up and drop them, slow down so they pass you or start firing off snot rockets