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Riding Against Traffic

By Geo Posted on January 3, 2012 Posted in Ask Geo, Lane Width & Sharing 1 Comment Tagged with lane position

Peggy asked: I ride a beach cruiser, very slowly. Can’t ride against traffic. I have a trust issue with fast cars driving behind me.  I feel more secure If I can see what’s coming. Answer Riding against the flow of …

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Right Turns Again

By Geo Posted on September 7, 2011 Posted in Ask Geo, Making Turns 4 Comments Tagged with lane position, Overtaking and passing, riding double, Right turns, Substandard-width lane, Two Abreast

Question Gary asked: This is in regards to a column, Dr. Delay, in a newspaper. The article states: Who has right of way? Bicycle or car? Reader wrote to the Doc about an incident she recently observed involving a bicycle …

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Queue-Jumping Bicyclists

By Geo Posted on June 14, 2011 Posted in Ask Geo, Overtaking & Passing 3 Comments Tagged with Bicycle License, lane position, Overtaking and passing, Substandard-width lane, Three-foot law

Question Dana asked:  As more bicycles and riders enter our roadways and ride in traffic with motor vehicles, I am concerned that certain bike riders that I encounter seem to display a righteous indignance about the “3 foot law” when …

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Which Side of the Road?

By Geo Posted on May 15, 2011 Posted in Ask Geo, Lane Width & Sharing 25 Comments Tagged with lane position

Question Rachel asked:  I was riding north on the southbound side of the bridge.  I feel safer because I can see the cars coming towards me.  I got stopped and was told I had to ride on the northbound.  What …

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Left Turn by Bicyclist

By Geo Posted on March 24, 2010 Posted in Ask Geo, Making Turns 2 Comments Tagged with lane position, left turns, Overtaking and passing, Passing Bicycles

Question Melissa asked:  A person riding on a bike in the middle of a two lane county road makes a left turn but does not signal. The automobile driver sees the person on the bike in the right lane and …

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Driving in Parking Lanes

By Geo Posted on February 3, 2010 Posted in Ask Geo, Lane Width & Sharing 4 Comments Tagged with lane position

Question KC Asked: It seems clear to me that cyclists are not required to ride in an empty parking lane, but how is that defined in terms of as far right as practicable?

Lane Position at Intersections

By Geo Posted on January 5, 2010 Posted in Ask Geo, Lane Width & Sharing 1 Comment Tagged with lane position, Right turns

Question: Sondra asked:  What would be the proper position for a cyclist when she approaches traffic on a busy street?  Can she continue on the right edge (and pass the automobiles) until she reaches the intersection and go ahead if …

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Cyclists’ Lane Position When Not Keeping Right

By Geo Posted on December 12, 2009 Posted in Ask Geo, Lane Width & Sharing 3 Comments Tagged with lane position

Question Cecelia asked:  I need further clarification on s. 316.2065(5)(a)(1). I understand that the statute states a bicyclist may leave the right-most portion of the road when passing, as well as in the other given situations. However, my question is …

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Right Turns

By Geo Posted on August 21, 2009 Posted in Ask Geo, Making Turns 2 Comments Tagged with bike lanes, lane position, Overtaking and passing, 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 …

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