Etiquette for driving in front of bikers
Not sure if this is the right place to ask, but I had a unique situation today. Was driving my car down a steep, winding road from a trailhead on a mountain that is popular for both mtb and road bikes. The speed limit is 20 the whole way down except for a few 10mph sharp turns. I was going exactly the speed limit for the entire drive, which is only about 5 miles, because there were so many blind turns that any faster felt unsafe. There was a cyclist following me very closely for that entire time. I know that 1) they could have gone faster, 2) technically they are supposed to follow the speed limit as well, and 3) it can really kill the energy on a long ride to be stuck behind a car.
There were a few scenic pull-outs along the way, but I had no real reason to stop. Was I supposed to pull over for the biker to pass? I don’t road bike very often, so I usually stay wayyyyy farther back than this cyclist, and I couldn’t tell if that was an effort at signaling that I was in their way. This person was close enough to my car that they could have slammed into me if I stopped quickly for a deer or something.
[edit: no bike lanes or dashed middle lane for a pass on the left]