Phil Fouracre wrote:[...] Forgetting the the wobble, I’ve had enough difficulty over the years getting people not to ride in the hedge! let alone anywhere near primary. Best I’ve seen is a local guy, who rides in full hi-vis, inc his helmet, who I’ve seen brushing the hedge with his shoulder, and, he says he has hundreds of close passes, figure that out!
It could be explained by the symmetry theory: drivers give cyclists the same space that the cyclist gives themself from the hedge/verge/kerb.