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+ 1 to cyclecraft.@johnnyb47 The type of cycling style you describe seems to be how the National Cycling Standards recommend you ride. This book was recommended to me, and I would say it is a very worthwhile read:
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Cyclecraft...TF8&qid=1525762592&sr=1-1&keywords=cyclecraft
You can get it cheaper second hand from eBay or Awesome Books if you don't want to fork out that much.
It is true as others say, that some impatient drivers will try to intimidate you into moving over, but developing the confidence to stand your ground is important as the alternative is getting trapped on the left hand side of the road, and possibly having to wait to get back into the flow of traffic, and possibly also compromising your own safety.
And yes, that thing some impatient drivers do when they try to zoom past when 25 metres from lights or a junction just to be able to wait one place ahead of you, and often end up sticking out to the right of the line of traffic, which must help them get to their destination about 5 seconds sooner (if that) than if they followed you through the junction.....grrrrr!!!!
My edition was I think published by Her Majestys Safety Office (does that still exist?) , but has the guts to forcefully make the point that many cycle lanes are downright dangerous, encourage bad city cycling and should be ignored.