First "driver didn't see me" moment.

[Berg]

Had a demented old dickhead change lanes on me round the Basin Reserve today. Fortunatly had predicted he might just do that and was covering the brake and had a planned exit. He got the universal sign language for "I'm not bloody happy"

[kilgh]

People are just too complacent on the road.

[george formby]

People are just too complacent on the road.

Precisely. To many habitual road users, minds not focused on the task in hand.

[FJRider]

If you ride in the center of your lane, it does not "encourage" others to take advantage of the spare space ... and get closer that you may feel safe with ...

[george formby]

If you ride in the center of your lane, it does not "encourage" others to take advantage of the spare space ... and get closer that you may feel safe with ...

For shore, but their are plenty of places where you need to have observation of oncoming traffic which being centre lane may not afford. In my case I was in traffic approaching junctions right & left, a very busy petrol station on the corner & home bound traffic darting to & fro. To the right of my lane afforded the best place to see & be seen for traffic using the box junction which posed the biggest risk to me, I just did'nt check my inside mirror. A surprising lesson but no harm done.

[Mom]

For shore, but their are plenty of places where you need to have observation of oncoming traffic which being centre lane may not afford. In my case I was in traffic approaching junctions right & left, a very busy petrol station on the corner & home bound traffic darting to & fro. To the right of my lane afforded the best place to see & be seen for traffic ...

Yeah, I agree, sometimes you are damned if you do and damned if you dont. I have found myself doing something I obviously used to do when I commuted in the past, that is one of those ingrained behaviours you develop with experience. I am meandering in my lane, looking the right mirror, eyeball them in the middle and then attempt to see the left mirror. Not fast, just really gently and slowly. It surprised me when I noticed myself doing it today.