BIKE: Safety Question

[Byrnes, Rick]

If my memory is correct, Forester emphasizes that a bicyclist is supposed to
be part of traffic and act like it.  According to that concept, a cyclist
should do neither of the approaches you mention, but instead should take a
lane, get in line behind the cars in front, and wait for the back up to
clear.    I do this when I commute and it seems to work.  
But if there is a breakdown lane on the edge of the road, most cyclists I
know, including myself,  take that lane.