Oooh! IcyGoing along a straight wide NSL "B" road in the sunshine at about 9 a.m. Frost on the verges (had to scrape the ice of the car windows before leaving home). Thought "Hmm, the road's...
Cessna172 expressed precisely :
That would be entirely a matter of opinion. It would be wrong to jeopardise the cyclists by risking the other driver being able-willing to stop.
Usually it is a matter of taking command of the situation and knowing what you can expect the other driver to do....
You weigh up the other drivers own approach - speed, positioning, likely ability to be able to stop and of course the width of the gap. Based upon that, you decide your own approach to the situation either taking command of the space, easing over to the left, or preparing to stop completely or simply adjusting your own speed of approach.
You move to the left only if you feel it will be safe to encourage the other driver to overtake the cyclists, otherwise you make it clear by your positioning that you do not intend to give them room. If you do move to the left, then you should also be prepared to stop should you have misjudged the other drivers ability with regards to using the gap you have created for them. Either way you have taken command of the situation.
My first drive with RoADA 1513No maybe not, but as with many situations it depends on speeds, distances, space available, rate of closing etc. I believe...
I find that most such problems can be resolved by simply keeping your eyes open and adjusting your speed to resolve such conflicts of road space before they occur.
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Regards, Harry (M1BYT) (L)
