Driveways
Tag: Driveways
Advice about a Crash
Question Tim asked: My son was riding his bike on the sidewalk and was hit by a police car as the sidewalk crossed an exit from a parking lot. He hired some lawyers, which used up the PIP funds and…
More About Driveways
Question Jo asked: We have a bike lane in front of our condo home but a lot of people ride on the sidewalk instead. My question is, since we have a limited view of the sidewalk as we are exiting…
Bike Path Crosswalks
Question Suzanne asked: In the city of Palm Coast, FL – Flagler Cty. the city has provided bike paths/walk paths along many city streets. These paths are approx.7-9 feet in width. The road speeds vary from 45 to 55 mph.…
Bicycles in Crosswalks
Question Herta asked: If a bicycle is on the sidewalk on a right of way and crosses an intersection with a car coming out of a side street with a stop sign, who goes first, the bicycle or the car…
Location of Crosswalk
Question T. Mairs asked: At a T-intersection, with a road running along the top of the “T”, there is a sidewalk (part of the “Walk the Rock” path). There is a community that meets the main sidewalk that has decided…
Motorist Entering the Roadway
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…
Backing Vehicles in the Bike Lane
Question Ozzie asked: In the community where I live there is a bike lane adjacent to the main road. It seems at times that two specific bikers dream about being in the Tour de France and travel pretty fast in…
Driveways
Question Judy asked: If I am backing out of my driveway and a bicyclist is using the sidewalk, which crosses my driveway, which one of us has the right-of-way? Obviously, I look before I back out, but I have seen…
Crosswalks, Driveways and Bicycles
Question Guillermo asked: I made a right turn into commercial shopping area and out of nowhere an officer on a bike on the sidewalk almost hit my car. He said I was not looking for pedestrians’ right of way. In…
Crosswalks, Driveways and Bicycles
Question Charlie asked: If a person on a bicycle is cycling on a sidewalk and there are pedestrian crosswalk lights, isn’t he/she obligated to obey the crosswalk lights? However, if he/she didn’t AND a vehicle is pulling out of a…
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