Drivers and Cyclists at Driveways
Question Pris asked: I was traveling on my bicycle on the sidewalk. The driver of the car had a stop sign (on private property) He was only looking to the left to see oncoming traffic, did not look to the …
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Turn Lanes and Right-of-Way
Question Alfred asked: Does a motorist in a left turn lane of a divided road with left turn signals on retain the right of way to the straight thru lanes over a bicyclist crossing the intersection? I always thought it …
More on Stop Signs and Red lights
Question Linda also asked: Is this correct and does it fit within the Florida laws? http://www.floridabicycle.org/rules/groups.html “At a stop, bunch-up and take control of the lane. This allows the group to proceed through the intersection as rapidly as possible.”
Cycling Groups at Stop Signs and Red Lights
Question Linda Asked: My husband and son ride in a large group and wondered how the stop signs should apply when riding. Should cyclists as a group be treated the same as one vehicle? Or would they instead, one rider …
More on Motor Vehicles in Bike Lanes
Question Roger asked: But what about when the car is not making a turn (Re: The post on Right Turns)? For example, the road does not have any turns. Is a car allowed to use a bike lane? I thought …
Laws Requiring Bike Lanes
Question Bruce asked: I was under the assumption that when a new road is built or an existing one is repaved, a bike lane has to be added. Is this correct or has the law changed?
Points for Bicyclists’ Violations
Question: RC asked: Can conviction of a moving violation by a bicyclist result in points on that person’s driver’s license?
Bicycles Passing on the Right
Question: Anthony Asked: If a bicyclist is traveling behind a vehicle in a substandard-width lane and the vehicle slows or stops can the bicyclist overtake the vehicle on the right?
Right Turns
Question Anthony also asked: If a vehicle is stopped at a red light intending to make a right turn and a trailing bicyclist pulls abreast of the car on the right, intending to go straight, who has the right of …
Idaho Rolling Stop Law
Question Has there been any consideration to having Florida adopt rolling stop laws comparable to those in effect in Idaho since 1982? Works well there. Could it work in Florida?