I'm making this part separate because it's less important.
> So are you saying cars need to slow down to bicycle speeds, wait for the cyclists to go to single file (assuming they do at all), then go back to normal speeds?
Cars shouldn't have to slow down quite that much, but overall yes cars might have to wait a couple seconds as they approach the bikes and show intent to pass.
Once one car passes, other cars can easily go by after them, since they'd need to stay single file until the cars are done overtaking.
It's a very short wait and only for the first car in line.
And, mind you, this is only on roads where bikes can't use the shoulder.
If the law wanted bikes to stay in single file at all times it would just say that, and not "when being overtaken".
> (assuming they do at all)
Well if they don't then that's breaking the law, of course.
> So are you saying cars need to slow down to bicycle speeds, wait for the cyclists to go to single file (assuming they do at all), then go back to normal speeds?
Cars shouldn't have to slow down quite that much, but overall yes cars might have to wait a couple seconds as they approach the bikes and show intent to pass.
Once one car passes, other cars can easily go by after them, since they'd need to stay single file until the cars are done overtaking.
It's a very short wait and only for the first car in line.
And, mind you, this is only on roads where bikes can't use the shoulder.
If the law wanted bikes to stay in single file at all times it would just say that, and not "when being overtaken".
> (assuming they do at all)
Well if they don't then that's breaking the law, of course.