http://flbikelaw.org/2010/01/substandard-width-lanes-updated/ Questions, answers and news about Florida bicycle laws and law enforcement Thu, 29 Jul 2010 16:10:39 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 http://flbikelaw.org/2010/01/substandard-width-lanes-updated/comment-page-1/#comment-495 Bicycles Impeding Traffic | Florida Bicycle Law Thu, 27 May 2010 18:01:53 +0000 http://flbikelaw.org/?p=334#comment-495 [...] http://flbikelaw.org/2010/01/substandard-width-lanes-updated/ [...] [...] http://flbikelaw.org/2010/01/substandard-width-lanes-updated/ [...]

]]> http://flbikelaw.org/2010/01/substandard-width-lanes-updated/comment-page-1/#comment-361 Bicycles May Use Full Lane | Florida Bicycle Law Thu, 22 Apr 2010 20:49:14 +0000 http://flbikelaw.org/?p=334#comment-361 [...] The use of the full lane is predicated on lane width.  Narrow lanes which are not wide enough for a motor vehicle and a bicycle to safely travel side by side within the lane are substandard-width lanes, and are unsafe conditions that allow cyclists to leave the right-hand curb or edge of the roadway.  There is a full discussion of that at Substandard-Width Lanes. [...] [...] The use of the full lane is predicated on lane width.  Narrow lanes which are not wide enough for a motor vehicle and a bicycle to safely travel side by side within the lane are substandard-width lanes, and are unsafe conditions that allow cyclists to leave the right-hand curb or edge of the roadway.  There is a full discussion of that at Substandard-Width Lanes. [...]

]]> http://flbikelaw.org/2010/01/substandard-width-lanes-updated/comment-page-1/#comment-124 Mopeds | Florida Bicycle Law Fri, 29 Jan 2010 21:06:42 +0000 http://flbikelaw.org/?p=334#comment-124 [...] a fixed or moving object, parked or moving vehicle, bicycle, pedestrian, animal, surface hazard, or substandard-width lane, that makes it unsafe to continue along the right-hand curb or edge.  For purposes of this [...] [...] a fixed or moving object, parked or moving vehicle, bicycle, pedestrian, animal, surface hazard, or substandard-width lane, that makes it unsafe to continue along the right-hand curb or edge.  For purposes of this [...]

]]> http://flbikelaw.org/2010/01/substandard-width-lanes-updated/comment-page-1/#comment-105 Who Needs Education? | Florida Bicycle Law Mon, 25 Jan 2010 15:04:55 +0000 http://flbikelaw.org/?p=334#comment-105 [...] Don’t concentrate on the officers’ lack of understanding though.  Cyclists are their own worst enemies at times.  We create the environment we would like to change.  One example is riding the line while trying to be too polite (Or too afraid), intentionally exposing us to the debris and other hazards of the sewer that is the edge of the roadway. We encourage unsafe and illegal passing in narrow lanes, inviting drivers to try to squeeze by when there isn’t room, and asking for them to “mirror” us, or worse. That also reinforces the motorists’ belief that we are supposed to “Get out of the way!”  See Substandard-Width Lanes (Updated) [...] [...] Don’t concentrate on the officers’ lack of understanding though.  Cyclists are their own worst enemies at times.  We create the environment we would like to change.  One example is riding the line while trying to be too polite (Or too afraid), intentionally exposing us to the debris and other hazards of the sewer that is the edge of the roadway. We encourage unsafe and illegal passing in narrow lanes, inviting drivers to try to squeeze by when there isn’t room, and asking for them to “mirror” us, or worse. That also reinforces the motorists’ belief that we are supposed to “Get out of the way!”  See Substandard-Width Lanes (Updated) [...]

]]> http://flbikelaw.org/2010/01/substandard-width-lanes-updated/comment-page-1/#comment-91 Treksarkana Fri, 22 Jan 2010 23:38:24 +0000 http://flbikelaw.org/?p=334#comment-91 SO, in essence, are we allowed to take any and all lanes (ride in the center) that are "substandard", either single or double abreast? SO, in essence, are we allowed to take any and all lanes (ride in the center) that are “substandard”, either single or double abreast?

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