To be fair, it’s like therapy for a breakup, and we all know who the ex is.
Yeah…the negligence I see is noise canceling headphones and that’s about it. Cyclists should be aware of their surroundings and sometimes that includes being aware there is a vehicle behind you that is bottlenecked in traffic.
But cyclists aren’t beholden to car speeds and sometimes riding in the middle of the lane is a matter of safety.
It can be dangerous to skirt the outer lane because it’s often outside of clear view of the drivers who are behind 2 ton vehicles moving at ~double the rate of speed.
I can’t help but see the irony in being prompted to subscribe to the article’s website.