Right Turns Again
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 …
Tag: Right turns
Bicycles in Crosswalks
Question David asked: I often ride on sidewalks with the flow of traffic though there is a bike lane. My question has to do with right turning vehicles, the drivers of which often think they can turn faster than I …
Stop and Yield Before Right Turn on Red
Question Christine asked: In Pinellas County I was traveling in my car North on Seminole Blvd and came to a red light on 102nd Ave and Seminole Blvd. As I approached the red light I stopped behind the white line …
Exclusive or Preferential
Question Jeff asked: I’m having a technical discussion with someone over who may use a bicycle lane. I believe a bicycle lane is a preferential lane for bicycles as opposed to an exclusive lane for bicycles. The definition is important. …
Crash Report
Question Alex asked: I was riding in a marked bicycle lane when a vehicle made a right turn through me. I was already at the hospital by the time the police officer arrived at the accident site. The driver of …
Lane Splitting (Que Jumping)
Question Eric commented: Every once in a while people like to argue about why lane splitting or filtering should be legal. In my experience, people that make a habit of passing cars on the right, whether in a designated bicycle …
Right Turn Only Lanes
Question Nathan asked: You’ve said that FDOT no longer uses undesignated bike lanes. Is this why I’ve been recently seeing bike lanes that exist only to the left of right-turn lanes, and revert to shoulder before and after (forcing a …
Right Turns Again
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 …
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 …
Right Turn Lanes
Question Frank asked: 1. If I’m riding on the road (no bicycle lane and as far to the right as practicable) and a right hand turn lane comes up. Do I ride on the left of the solid line of …