Agree about needing to show respect no matter how you travel.

A small but important point though, a driver of a car (or larger) will need to enter the lane to their right to some degree in order to safely pass a cyclist no matter where in their own lane that cyclist has positioned themselves. There should be no 'squeezing past' encouraged by cyclists sticking to the kerb.

There is an argument that if a cyclist is aware that they are likely to hold up traffic for a long period of time they should pull off the carriageway temporarily (as tractors sometimes do). I think this has some merit in some circumstances but I don't get the same consideration each day when I'm cycling faster than my motorised fellow road users!

I'm also conflicted about dedicated cycle lanes. I think they have value for some cyclists but I'm concerned about the affect they'd have on people's opinions about 'where cyclists should be'. Unless legislated against we all have to accept and be considerate of the fact that cyclists are not only valid road users but normally obliged to be there. Despite the hatred of 'pavement cyclists' we're still often told to 'get off the road'.