• li10@feddit.uk
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    1 year ago

    Because the image assumes that a driver can only ever safely overtake if they’re completely in the other lane, which simply isn’t true.

    It also assumes that there will be an opportunity where the other lane is completely free for them to move into it.

    Overtaking eight people in a line is going to have a large time saving if they’re cycling in twos, but when you scale that down to just two then the difference is negligible and the space saving is more important.

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      1 year ago

      Your theory rests on the assumption that I value my life and safety lower than two seconds the driver could shave off of their journey time. Or thirty seconds. Or two days.

      Well, buddy, you’re wrong.

      Even if I’m riding alone I’m not riding in the gutter where I have a greater risk of puncture from debris, and a greater risk of some idiot close passing in a 3 ton umbrella.

    • biddy@feddit.nl
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      1 year ago

      Have a closer read of points 2 and 3 in the image. For most lanes there isn’t enough width for cyclist + wobbling side to side + 1.5m margin + car. So the car needs to overtake in the other lane, which means the other lane needs to be completely free of cars.