[RoughDobermann]

Forcing the cars behind the bike to go at it's speed is not at all safe, especially for the cars at the rear of the line

That's true. But, if the cyclist is as far over to thr right as possible, the cars should be able to pass without slowing down.

[Geritol]

Many times I have come on a cyclist on the white line, and a long line of oncoming traffic. There is no way I feel comfortable passing or even being close to the cyclist when there is gravel and other debris on the road edge. Way too easy for the cyclist to be bumped my way at the wrong moment and I am in prison for manslaughter or worse because I did not give sufficient clearance.

Plus, it is hard to tell the good from the goofy from behind them. Several times I have started to pass when the biker looks over his left shoulder to see what I am doing and surges an additional foot or 3 into my space.

It is usually impossible to safely pass a biker without slowing down.