Overtaking cyclists

Smaller vehicles can only just squeeze past cyclists however as they slow down they cause congestion and tailbacks. Larger vehicles such as vans, buses and especially HGV's are simply unable to pass due to the lack of space. This happens most at peak times. As a result vehicles travel at cyclist speed (approx 10mph). At Saint Benedicts School there is a lay by this allows the cyclists to tuck in so vehicles can overtake. Very scary experience for cyclists. Footage taken at 8am Tuesday 6th March. Good weather, early peak time. Second picture shows tailback behind. As the traffic moves out slightly to squeeze past the cyclist it gives pedestrians the correct level of protection and space required, given their closeness to kerb. However in this picture there are no buses or HGV's as previous pictures demonstrate these vehicles would still be too close in this scenario. As cars sqeeze past we have noticed that they are very close to traffic on the other lane.