Driving Tactics

It sounds to me like an

It sounds to me like an overly aggressive move to reduce the space for an oncoming car even if it is well intentioned. If I was riding and I saw an oncoming car doing that, I wouldn’t be happy and would feel more threatened by the lack of space ahead of me. It’s tricky to figure out whether the actual danger had been increased or decreased, but my gut feeling out on a road would be that more space ahead of me is better than reduced space.

As a general rule, I’d be happiest if motorists just focussed on their own driving – be aware of what other traffic is doing and try to anticipate possible hazards (and avoid them). There’s too much disagreement about what is the best way to drive/cycle so I think it’s best to avoid potential conflict unless it’s a blatantly dangerous situation.

When there are vehicles vying for road positions, I’d consider the drivers that cede position to be the more competent. Anticipating where other vehicles are wanting to go and slowing/positioning yourself to allow them to do that is a better attitude for sharing the road (and usually doesn’t significantly change journey time). It’s the more aggressive attitude that tends to cause problems.