I used to live on the northeast side of Tucson. When I drove home on Tanque Verde road there was always a group of those bastards blocking the road.
I used to condemn them for blocking the road, but in recent years I have realized that there is probably a reason for that.
When a lone bike rider is hugging the edge of the road, many drivers will try to squeeze between them and an oncoming vehicle, with the result that the car passing the bike rider gets really close to the bike rider. Too close for comfort.
So in blocking the lane, they force the vehicle to wait until there is no oncoming traffic.
Not that I agree with them, but only to recognize that there are vehicle drivers who will “squeeze”.
My biggest complaint with them is the stupid practice of riding in dark clothes on roads with lots of tree shadows. A driver in a spot of bright light, squinting because of the bright light, has a very hard time seeing a bike in the dark shadows.
It should be the law that all riders must wear a shirt or top of luminous green.
I have recently run up behind bike riders in dark blue riding within a half mile on the same route as a rider who was recently badly injured with the resulting uproar on the local editorial pages.....
That is stupid.