"But be considerate of the other drivers who are going to be able to go faster than you. You don't gain anything from slowing them down."
I don't mind bicycles, I think it's a good form of exercise and all, but I have a problem with the people who wear that first sentence like a badge.
We pass a lot of bicycles on our road, it's a popular route. There is a wide paved shoulder for much of the length of it. Certainly enough for a bike to pull off even for a short distance to let cars pass.
When we pass them pulling the horse trailer and they are in the middle of the lane, I need about a half a mile of clear oncoming traffic in front of me before I can get around them, particularly once they've already slowed me down. I can't swerve out, floor it and zip around them without knocking my horses around and I won't do that. I also won't honk at them while pulling the horses, I don't want to spook the horses. But when these bicyclists can tell darn well I am stuck there, due to oncoming traffic, or approaching curves I can't see around, and they don't pull over to the perfectly smooth shoulder, I get REALLY mad.
I'll share the road, I pull over and use the shoulder when I think I am slowing down other traffic, why won't they?
Bicycle etiquette thread :~)