I had a classic the other day, coming up to a traffic island, 30mph zone, there were cars parked parked in the cycle lane before and after the island, I take center of lane in good time, cue a guy almost crashing into the traffic island in a desperate attempt to squeeze through, and lots of abuse from him when he eventually gets along side me.. I was doing about 25mph by my reckoning.
Another example, there’s a 2 mile gentle hill from my house to town, all downhill, again 30mph, car’s parked along one side so you have to ride near as dammit to the middle of the road white lines to avoid being doored, my top gear spins out at about 32mph, so you just end up free wheeling much of the hill, and you still get people trying to bully past, it’s like bike’s must be overtaken at all costs.
Then at the traffic lights at the bottom, there’s usualy a queue of about 30 cars waiting for the lights to change, who I then overtake. It’s just senseless.