It was just an observation my OH made today that she sees cyclists in her RH mirror a lot more than in her left ,she doesn’t ride a bike btw so has never seen it from a cycle commute point of view on the road.
She was however far more aware cyclists are killed on the LH side and in her words “undertaking”
the thought just occurred you wouldn’t (generalizing) try to get a car up the inside of another car so why do it on a bike , just because you can
So you’d rather sit in the traffic jam along with all the cars then? Sucking up all the carbon monoxide and adding to the length of the queue… not sure how that helps anyone.
The result of sitting in carbon monoxide is generally the same outcome as being crushed, lack of breath ,IMHO id rather get home to see my kids at night alive than try to save a few minutes on a left hooker
And whlst its great for experienced cyclists to have enough common sense and awareness to get away with it , there are those that just aren’t road aware, new bike riders, new helmet, ride to work seems a good idea at the time types ,I was thinking more for their safety