I agree with you in general – if you are a slower vehicle and you start to accumulate a “tail” of faster ones trying to pass, it is common courtesy (and sometimes legally required) to pull over when safe to do so to let other vehicles past.
I noticed in this clip, the car only had to wait about 1:35 (after starting to record) for the cyclists to find a wide spot and switch to single file to let them pass safely. Less waiting would be better, but waiting 1-2 minutes to pass doesn’t strike me as unreasonable or unusual on a 1 lane road.
One time i was driving and stuck behind a cement mixer going 30 mph on a 45 for 10-15 minutes before the road widened, and that did feel unreasonable. But the cement mixer also didn’t really have a choice – there were no pullouts on that road either. The only way it could have let others pass would be to come to a complete stop in a turn lane or driveway or something and then try to start again.
I don’t think that ditch the car pointed out was sufficient for the cyclists to pull out into, except in emergency situations.
Most roads where this is to be expected have either paved pullouts or something.
I agree with you in general – if you are a slower vehicle and you start to accumulate a “tail” of faster ones trying to pass, it is common courtesy (and sometimes legally required) to pull over when safe to do so to let other vehicles past.
I noticed in this clip, the car only had to wait about 1:35 (after starting to record) for the cyclists to find a wide spot and switch to single file to let them pass safely. Less waiting would be better, but waiting 1-2 minutes to pass doesn’t strike me as unreasonable or unusual on a 1 lane road.
One time i was driving and stuck behind a cement mixer going 30 mph on a 45 for 10-15 minutes before the road widened, and that did feel unreasonable. But the cement mixer also didn’t really have a choice – there were no pullouts on that road either. The only way it could have let others pass would be to come to a complete stop in a turn lane or driveway or something and then try to start again.
I don’t think that ditch the car pointed out was sufficient for the cyclists to pull out into, except in emergency situations.
Most roads where this is to be expected have either paved pullouts or something.
yeah I was going off the driver mentioning there were other opportunities before the video starts. if that were not the case they’re just whining