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Cross as a Roadway User or Pedestrian

By Geo Posted on March 27, 2014 Posted in Ask Geo, Sidewalks & Crosswalks No Comments Tagged with bike lanes, Crosswalks, sidewalks, Stop Signs and Red Lights

Question SpecialFX asked: What would be the most legal way of doing this?  Is there a “bad” yet still legal way? Bicycling on a sidewalk and then as I am going across an intersection, I want to move into the …

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Door Zone Bike Lanes

By Geo Posted on February 28, 2014 Posted in Ask Geo, Bike Lanes No Comments Tagged with bike lanes, Door Zone, lane position

Question Bernie asked: A motorist parks properly on A1A next to a bike path. He exits the car on the driver’s side which is next to the bike path.  As he exits opening the door a cyclist goes into the …

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Pedestrians in Bike Lanes

By Geo Posted on February 17, 2014 Posted in Ask Geo, Bike Lanes No Comments Tagged with bike lanes, sidewalks, Signs and Markings

Question Susan asked: I ride my bike early in the morning prior to and around daylight. There is a male pedestrian who insists on using the bike lane rather than the sidewalk. Who has the right of way?

eBike in a Bike Lane

By Geo Posted on January 13, 2014 Posted in Ask Geo 5 Comments Tagged with bicycle definition, bike lanes, Bike Paths, Motorized bicycles, sidewalks

Question SpecialFX asked: I was pulled over by a sheriff riding my electric bicycle (it is legally an ebike).   He told me that I was not allowed to ride it under power in the bicycle lane. He told me it’s …

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Motorcycle in the Bike Lane

By Geo Posted on December 4, 2013 Posted in Ask Geo, Bike Lanes 4 Comments Tagged with bicycle definition, bike lanes, Mopeds, Motorized bicycles

Question Kirby in MN asked: My head is spinning looking into the very ambiguous Florida bike /bike lane statutes. Maybe you could find this quicker with your experience with FL statutes.  If I was a Florida cop and saw a …

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Right Turns Again

By Geo Posted on September 25, 2013 Posted in Ask Geo, Making Turns 13 Comments Tagged with bike lanes, impeding traffic, Right turns

Question J Lewis asked: Today I (a cyclist) was stopped at a red light while in a bike lane, and I was honked at and harassed by a person in a vehicle behind me. I presume they were trying to …

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Jogging in the Roadway

By Geo Posted on June 22, 2013 Posted in Ask Geo, Misc 1 Comment Tagged with bike lanes, sidewalks

Question Pat asked: I was jogging in a well established biking and jogging area and was stopped by a policeman stating that he could “cite” me for not jogging on the sidewalk when it was near the bike lane, even …

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Pedestrians in a Bike lane

By Geo Posted on June 19, 2013 Posted in Ask Geo, Bike Lanes 5 Comments Tagged with bike lanes, Paved shoulder, sidewalks

Question Joe asked: While riding with traffic, single file, I often encounter walkers/joggers coming toward me, against the flow of traffic. Question is, who has the “right of way”?

Ride With Traffic

By Geo Posted on May 30, 2013 Posted in Ask Geo, Lane Width & Sharing, Rights & Duties, Sidewalks & Crosswalks 1 Comment Tagged with bicycle definition, bike lanes, lane position, Rights and Duties

Question Daryl asked:  Has the law always been stated to ride with the traffic?

Motorist Entering the Roadway

By Geo Posted on April 16, 2013 Posted in Ask Geo, Sidewalks & Crosswalks 11 Comments Tagged with Bicycles on the Shoulder, bike lanes, Crosswalks, Driveways, lane position, Right of Way, sidewalks

Question Kathy asked: I hit a bicyclist yesterday. I did not see him. He’s okay. His bike will need a new front wheel. Thankfully, it was a very slow/low impact accident as I had just put my vehicle in first …

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