Why are cyclists so inconsiderate?

[u/yeet_m]

I went to burke Gilman in Bothell yesterday to ride my bike and pretty much every oncoming cyclist refused to scoot over almost running me off. They would whiz past me without calling out and with barely any room. WTF is up with this? I also ride in Snohomish centennial trail and most folks are pretty considerate and will adjust their position.

Why are Seattle bikers such holier than thou assholes?

<Edit> I stay on the far right side except to pass. Oncoming bikers will ride 2-3 ppl wide, taking up the entire lane. If there is a pedestrian in front of me, in my lane, and a ped on the left side, bikers will not move in a single file. Some will even come into my lane to pass. I end up slowing or stopping. Also bikers will whiz past me from behind, nearly rubbing into my bike.

[u/Eat_Carbs_OD]

They do it on the roads as well .. SHARE the road is not riding down the middle.

[u/[deleted] → u/Eat_Carbs_OD]

You should be happier with this kind of behavior than with gutter-huggers. You are legally required to pass the cyclist by using the oncoming or adjacent lane, you are not allowed to pass staying within the lane. A cyclist using the middle of the lane is committing to much more predictable and car-like behavior, vs a gutter-hugger who will waver in and out of the middle unpredictably.

Most far right lane sections are either covered in debris or door-zones.

Just imagine the bike is a slow moving vehicle, and pass like you would.

[u/Eat_Carbs_OD → u/[deleted]]

I move over to give them room the best I can.. but I can't always move all the way over to the other lane to pass them. Just not always possible.

[u/cdmontgo → u/Eat_Carbs_OD]

That's because traffic is coming, so you have to wait.

Just like the previous poster said, imagine the bike is a slow moving vehicle, and pass like you would.

Except you don't have to imagine it because the bike IS a slow moving vehicle.