On 18:45 10 Aug 2020, JNugent said:

On 10/08/2020 17:21, Simon Mason wrote:
What an ignorant tosser this driver is. QUOTE: One of the most common
complaints against cyclists that you will read on social media or in
the comments section of local newspapers is that they are riding two
abreast, even though that is perfectly legal - but it does seem to have
become embedded among a certain section of the motoring public that
it's not allowed, and that riders doing so are breaking the rules.

What about this rule?

Highway Code Rule 168

Being overtaken ... Never obstruct drivers who wish to pass.

The proposed amendment to the Highway Code will say "[cyclists
should] ride in single file when drivers wish to overtake and it is safe
to let them do so". Which essentially confirms that old rule.

http://bit.ly/3ktyGJ1 -or- http://b.link/3cm4w

Which leads us up to this punishment pass by a van driver on a pair of
cyclists riding side by side on the A4 between Chippenham and Bath -
what's more, one made just as the riders were moving into single file
to allow for a safe overtake.

The video was shot by road.cc reader Jody, who said: "We were chatting
while keeping a keen eye out for cars behind, ready to drop into single
line at the first thought of hindrance to anyone really.

"That wasn’t enough for one Traffic van diver however, who chose to
hold their high speed pass with a horn blast throughout, as they
skimmed their 2-tonne-at-least vehicle past my shoulder, in - I guess -
punishment, for the perceived infraction.

"On the plus side, the view over the hill was beautiful. Angry driver
was probably chewing their steering wheel at that point, so may have
missed it."

https://road.cc/content/news/near-mi...3-two-abreast-
punishment-pass-276327