Cycling in slow moving traffic

esjadee

Hi all. I'm fairly new to cycling & have been commuting to work for a couple of months now and am amazed at the way some car drivers seem to put cyclists at the bottom of the food chain! So far I have had to slam the anchors on because a driver thought it would make sense to overtake me after I had signalled to turn right!!!!!! Also, I very often have to go up onto the pavement because I am being literally squeezed off the road.

I like to think I am a responsible cyclist I stop at lights, crossings etc and religiously follow the highway code. The only time I break the rules is when I feel my life is under threat from drivers who want to own the whole road. What I would like to know is: are there any rules regarding me passing slow moving traffic on the left? This seems to me the most dangerous time because a lot of drivers seem to resent the fact that I am still moving whilst they are not and this is when they start to squeeze me out.

I do not cycle very fast so would not feel safe weaving in & out of the traffic as I've seem some cyclists do. Your thoughts would be appreciated.