>and the people riding them seem to feel the need to take up an entire traffic lane with their bike. Cycling around my city in the South, where people tend to

>and the people riding them seem to feel the need to take up an entire traffic lane with their bike. Cycling around my city in the South, where people tend to think bicycles belong on the sidewalk, the only way I can ensure my safety is to aggressively take the entire lane. It is when I pedal sheepishly on the furthest third of the lane that I have the most issue with cars trying to squeeze past me in an unsafe manner. I try not to be unreasonable, though. In a one-lane road I will gladly work with the cars behind me and let them pass whenever the distance allows. But two lanes or more? I'm going to err on the side of my own safety and take the lane, as is my legal right as a street vehicle.