Riding the yellow line is a technique used for two reasons that I am aware of. First, a lone biker behind a car will want to be seen by any on-coming traffic that might turn left (cut left as some do) after the leading car passes, and in front of a biker. Second, in a large group, the first rider stays out to the line to "push" on-coming traffic to the middle or outside of their lane, in a sense giving them a "heads up" to leave room. Neither of those is what I have seen this weekend were every inside biker has a leg over the line. I don't think either technique was developed in order to play "chicken" with on-coming traffic, which seems like what has happened. In any case, I move over. No skin off of my back to give way. I have loved this week, the bikes, and the beautiful thunder.
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