"Bob Noel" wrote

otoh - he isn't disregarding a rule because he thinks he is more important
than me. His stated reason is that he believes he is safer. Let's not
lose sight of the fact that four wheel drivers are a major risk for
motorcycle riders.

That is nothing but a bunch of bull. He does it because he can get away
with it. The other (because it is safer) is just an attempt at
justification.

It won't be safer when someone pulls a gun on him, or opens a door right as
he is coming. Both are real possibilities. Who do you think would pay for
the damage to the door, when the ticket is written? Not the person in the
car, no doubt.

When riding in a pack of cars, there is very little danger. The highest
danger (anytime) is from someone coming at you turning left into your path,
or pulling onto the road into your path. If you are following relatively
close to the car in front of you, you are shielded from that. The next most
common danger is from someone changing lanes into you. If you speed up or
slow down slightly so you are not directly beside the other car beside you,
that danger is not an issue, and you are still shielded from the left
turning driver.

By speeding ahead of the pack, a rider has exposed himself to the danger of
someone turning left into your path. The car driver will likely be looking
at the pack of cars coming, and want to be in a hurry to turn before they
get there, and look right past you and turn right into you.

Sorry, but the argument for white liners does not hold water. They are on
the same level as straight pipes, or people who park in handicap spaces when
they have no need for it. They are abusing other people, for their own self
serving principles.
--
Jim in NC