On Feb 2, 5:36*am, Tºm Shermªn™ °_° ""twshermanREMOVE\"@THI
$southslope.net" wrote:
"The public should see the vehicular cyclist as simply one more driver
on the road, operating like the others. However, the cyclist should
understand that because his vehicle is both narrower and, often, slower
than the others, he has a duty to cooperate with faster drivers by
facilitating their overtaking where that action is safe for both
drivers. That is not a duty to cringe out of the way regardless of
danger or inconvenience to the cyclist, but a duty to move right only
when it is safe to do so and is in accordance with the rules of the road
for drivers of vehicles."

So why do so many people conflate taking the lane with deliberately
blocking traffic?


Er, because they don't give a damn about what Forster meant.
In the UK, you should move over, slow down and stop if neccessary to
let faster vehicles pass at the earliest opportunity. This applies
whatever you are driving or riding. So on a single track, as a
cyclist, you stop in a passing place to let a motor car PASS. This
does not mean you ride over the road margin, neither does it mean you
give up road positioning for a forthcoming junction.