As the title says, I believe the uploader’s original intent (and mine, in sharing it here) is to demonstrate why a cyclist might be riding in the middle of the lane, not squeezed over to the left. Being in the middle of the lane, especially in locations like this where the road narrows, reduced the likelihood of drivers trying to squeeze past.
I don’t want to police the internet or whatever, but some context would have been sweet in the OP. Like literally just that comment would have been perfect.
No, that’s a completely fair criticism. The original uploader shared the post on Reddit with the title “Why they might not keep all the way left - This never happens if I take the lane”, which was probably a better choice.
I think my thinking was (and this is meant as explanation, not excuse—also note that this was certainly not a conscious thought process, but is my attempt at explaining what I suspect was the unconscious reasoning):
It’s generally better not to editorialise: stick with the original title unless extra context is vital
“[This is] why you don’t keep left” is a pretty good shortened form of that more detailed explanation, so the extra context was not vital
And 2 is sorta true. It is a good shortened form of the more detailed explanation…if you’re already well aware of cycling safety best practices like “taking the lane”. Which is, obviously, precisely not the target audience, but I failed to take into account how the target audience might think about it.
As the title says, I believe the uploader’s original intent (and mine, in sharing it here) is to demonstrate why a cyclist might be riding in the middle of the lane, not squeezed over to the left. Being in the middle of the lane, especially in locations like this where the road narrows, reduced the likelihood of drivers trying to squeeze past.
I don’t want to police the internet or whatever, but some context would have been sweet in the OP. Like literally just that comment would have been perfect.
No, that’s a completely fair criticism. The original uploader shared the post on Reddit with the title “Why they might not keep all the way left - This never happens if I take the lane”, which was probably a better choice.
I think my thinking was (and this is meant as explanation, not excuse—also note that this was certainly not a conscious thought process, but is my attempt at explaining what I suspect was the unconscious reasoning):
And 2 is sorta true. It is a good shortened form of the more detailed explanation…if you’re already well aware of cycling safety best practices like “taking the lane”. Which is, obviously, precisely not the target audience, but I failed to take into account how the target audience might think about it.