06-11-2018, 12:56 PM
I remember Cycle Safe Ingersol posted something very similar on their facebook page and got a lot of heat for it; they then pointed to some sort of MTO publication supporting their position. Nevermind that just because it is written down somewhere it doesn't make it safe. Unfortunately, a lot of well-meaning people share stuff like this without necessarily the experience or the knowledge to support their advice and I suspect this is the case here as well.
Keeping as far to the right as you can, seems to make sense - you don't piss drivers off, so they don't act recklessly in turn and politely give you space. If you ride your bike in traffic a lot, you quickly learn is not how people behave. Drivers get pissed off regardless of where you are in the road, so it's better to remain visible and claim your space on the road so they have no choice but to wait for a safe opportunity to pass.
I know that WRPS has engaged with cycling advocacy groups in the past and is generally supportive of the idea of claiming space on the road, which is why this is probably something off-message that slipped through the cracks.
Keeping as far to the right as you can, seems to make sense - you don't piss drivers off, so they don't act recklessly in turn and politely give you space. If you ride your bike in traffic a lot, you quickly learn is not how people behave. Drivers get pissed off regardless of where you are in the road, so it's better to remain visible and claim your space on the road so they have no choice but to wait for a safe opportunity to pass.
I know that WRPS has engaged with cycling advocacy groups in the past and is generally supportive of the idea of claiming space on the road, which is why this is probably something off-message that slipped through the cracks.