Separating Hazard & Conflict

Aim to deal with hazards and conflicts one at a time. For example if you're riding along in the kerb lane and see it's blocked by a car parked ahead, the car is a hazard because it narrows the road and obstructs sight lines. There's also potential conflict with any faster traffic using the next lane because you have to move into this lane to pass the parked car. The first thing you need to do is look behind, then if necessary give a right signal and - when safe to do so - make a shallow diagonal move to a position that will allow you to pass the car clear of it's door zone.

It's important to complete the move from one lane to the next - and thus resolve any potential conflict - before you near the hazard. It's much more difficult and dangerous to get around the parked car if you leave the rightward move too late and change lanes immediately behind the parked car. From here you're trying to deal with the hazard and conflict together.