General view was that that trainees eventually learn the principle of being in or out of the stream of traffic and at the start of training learning that riding a car door away from parked car is a good guidance as to where the primary position is. Another take is that a rider can allow or prevent overtaking depending on the circumstances. most agreed that mentioning meters/feet from the kerb isn't helpful
Some discussion about this point at the Consistency sessions (https://tabs.microcosm.app/conversationsĀ/205/#comment1920)
General view was that that trainees eventually learn the principle of being in or out of the stream of traffic and at the start of training learning that riding a car door away from parked car is a good guidance as to where the primary position is. Another take is that a rider can allow or prevent overtaking depending on the circumstances. most agreed that mentioning meters/feet from the kerb isn't helpful