That’s your interpretation.

Try recognizing that the rules are written to accommodate both the safety of the cyclist while preventing traffic congestion.

It’s a compromise and requires cyclists to do their part as well.

Really, if asking to stay single file is too difficult then cyclists really need to get licensed for their own safety.

I’d hate it but the comments make it more and more convincing that there’s no other way.

You can't just claim that your rules are the perfectly balanced ones, while the California rules are foolishly wrong and dangerous. Especially given the article we're all commenting on, which shows that even very reasonable bike-friendly rules changes can take decades of effort.

Yes, sharing the road is important. But as somebody who uses multiple modes of transport on the regular, I'm confident in my judgement that the existing standards overly favor cars. If sharing the road is truly what's important, the work ahead of is is much more about improving access for bikes than it is for cars.

Should cyclists in a peloton make it easier for cars to pass? Sometimes! And sometimes they shouldn't, because that would put them more at risk of dying at the hands of some irate dick.. If you can't see that, it's probably because you're not a regular distance cyclist.