Comments on: Can Pedestrians Use Bicycle Lanes? http://flbikelaw.org/2010/02/can-pedestrians-use-bicycle-lanes/ 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 By: Michael Young http://flbikelaw.org/2010/02/can-pedestrians-use-bicycle-lanes/comment-page-1/#comment-594 Michael Young Mon, 28 Jun 2010 05:17:23 +0000 http://flbikelaw.org/?p=397#comment-594 I had a run in with a pedestrian who was walking toward me in a bike lane. This particular part of the island of Oahu in Hawaii called Lanikai has no sidewalk. It is clearly posted by multiple signs as a designated Bike route. I stayed to the inside and so did he. He yelled at me that he had the right of way for pedestrians always do. I told him not in a bike lane they don't. The local police dept. agreed with me and he stated that pedestrians in that circumstance must walk on the undeveloped portion that is between the bike lane and the houses. This all is referred to as the cities easement whether developed or not. I owned a piece of property in rural California that had the fence right to the edge of the road. Yet my neighbors across the street had a sidewalk in front of their property. Upon building new homes within city limits that have roads and curbing. The builder must improve the property if the home is new construction. Thus the explanation why some had sidewalks in frt. of their house or not. With sidewalks the pedestrian always has the right of way. I had a run in with a pedestrian who was walking toward me in a bike lane. This particular part of the island of Oahu in Hawaii called Lanikai has no sidewalk. It is clearly posted by multiple signs as a designated Bike route. I stayed to the inside and so did he. He yelled at me that he had the right of way for pedestrians always do. I told him not in a bike lane they don’t. The local police dept. agreed with me and he stated that pedestrians in that circumstance must walk on the undeveloped portion that is between the bike lane and the houses. This all is referred to as the cities easement whether developed or not. I owned a piece of property in rural California that had the fence right to the edge of the road. Yet my neighbors across the street had a sidewalk in front of their property. Upon building new homes within city limits that have roads and curbing. The builder must improve the property if the home is new construction. Thus the explanation why some had sidewalks in frt. of their house or not. With sidewalks the pedestrian always has the right of way.

]]> By: Geo http://flbikelaw.org/2010/02/can-pedestrians-use-bicycle-lanes/comment-page-1/#comment-148 Geo Sat, 06 Feb 2010 22:03:56 +0000 http://flbikelaw.org/?p=397#comment-148 Good point Dan. I didn't think of the possibility that the reference may be confused with bike paths, which are defined in the statutes. I'll add that to the post. Thanks Good point Dan. I didn’t think of the possibility that the reference may be confused with bike paths, which are defined in the statutes. I’ll add that to the post.
Thanks

]]> By: danc http://flbikelaw.org/2010/02/can-pedestrians-use-bicycle-lanes/comment-page-1/#comment-147 danc Sat, 06 Feb 2010 21:40:28 +0000 http://flbikelaw.org/?p=397#comment-147 Dear Geo, What do you think of the Mayor's office reply, maybe a second opinion from law enforcement? Sound like someone is confusing bike lane with share use path (aka bike path, "actually designated for Non Vehicular use ... generally bikers are to yield to pedestrian traffic.”) Only positive thing is, if the cyclist was traveling with traffic, then the runner was facing traffic, which is appropriate if there is no usable sidewalk or shoulder. Dear Geo,

What do you think of the Mayor’s office reply, maybe a second opinion from law enforcement? Sound like someone is confusing bike lane with share use path (aka bike path, “actually designated for Non Vehicular use … generally bikers are to yield to pedestrian traffic.”)

Only positive thing is, if the cyclist was traveling with traffic, then the runner was facing traffic, which is appropriate if there is no usable sidewalk or shoulder.

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