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Don't be a lead huffer. Cars never give way to cyclists in such a manner, no matter how slow their traffic, nor would they ever be expected to. Just like much of the rest of the country, cyclists are every bit as entitled to a safe and full lane as any other road user and nobody except an emergency responder should ever feel entitled to others moving out of their way.
It doesn't matter if cars give way to 2 wheelers because we can simply go around them. Though in the US its not terribly uncommon for crab-bucket brained drivers to try to block bikes from filtering at red lights.
Exactly, you get met with threats of vehicular assault.
Blocking someone or yelling at them isn't a threat of violence, its just assholish behavior.
But moving your car in a manner to threaten bodily harm if they're to pass, outside of normal operation, is assault or intimidation depending on where you do it.
Eh, I never interpreted it as a threat, only "If I can't go because of traffic, neither can you! Riding on the lines is illegal!".
I know bicyclists who have been pushed into the shoulder by assholes, that is threatening, but just getting in someone's way to lower them to your level is merely childish behavior.
Yes yes, insults because you cant stand reasonable discourse over group A being held to the same standard as group B.