Cyclists have the same rights as cars
Might be worth a glance at your highway code, but cyclists have the same rights as cars and the law does say that in order to overtake a cyclist you're supposed to treat it as a car and give it the same clearance.

So, the cyclist is under no obligation to keep far over toward the kerb, they could in fact cycle down the middle of the lane if they chose quite legally, and to overtake you "should" move completely into another lane to overtake if/when safe to do so.

I rarely cycle on the roads these days but I always used to get fucked off when cars assumed they had some greater rights.

Incidentally, when you say "public roads that you have not paid for" I assume you're referring to the road tax disc? Hate to break it to you but the tax disc doesn't "pay for the roads" either. It all comes out of the generic government budget, which means the roads are paid for by everybody, meaning the cyclist has in fact paid for the roads and quite possibly more than you depending on your salary and number of years you've paid income tax. The "tax disc" is instead just a tax on running a car.

Sorry for the dull lecture but I get arsey about people who think they have more rights on the roads than others.
(golddust QOTW now revolves around being a cunt, Wed 10 Mar 2010, 9:53, 1 reply)

^^ This
Quote from http://www.dft.gov.uk/pgr/roadsafety/drs/highwaycode:

"The Highway Code is essential reading for everyone. Its rules apply to all road users: pedestrians, horse riders and cyclists, as well as motorcyclists and drivers."
( snee held his breath since, Wed 10 Mar 2010, 11:52, closed)

It applies to cyclists as well, eh?
Not that you'd realise.
( Je suis un vagabond is an unfunny, up your own arse middle class knob, Wed 10 Mar 2010, 11:54, closed)