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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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Bicyclists Stopping at an Intersection?

By Geo Posted on February 26, 2014 Posted in Ask Geo, Stop Signs & Red Lights 2 Comments Tagged with Crosswalks, sidewalks, Stop Signs and Red Lights

Question Sharon asked: When waiting for a light to change to go through an intersection, where must a bicycle stop? I remember hearing that a cyclist could move forward into the crosswalk area.

Bicycles on the Sidewalk

By Geo Posted on February 22, 2014 Posted in Ask Geo, Sidewalks & Crosswalks No Comments Tagged with Bike Paths, Motorized bicycles, sidewalks

Question Ronald asked: Does it mean that I am legally allowed to use an eBike on a bike path or a sidewalk if I am just manually pedaling it?

Bicycles on the Sidewalk

By Geo Posted on February 20, 2014 Posted in Ask Geo, Sidewalks & Crosswalks No Comments Tagged with Crosswalks, Local Regulations, sidewalks

Question Mary asked: Are children under the age of 16 allowed to ride on the sidewalk in Leesburg, Florida? They were removed from bus transportation because they live within disallowed distance.

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?

Dismount When Crossing Roadway?

By Geo Posted on January 26, 2014 Posted in Ask Geo, Sidewalks & Crosswalks 3 Comments Tagged with Crosswalks, sidewalks, Stop Signs and Red Lights

Question Leo asked: Must a person legally have to get off the bicycle and walk crossing the street or can he or she ride the bicycle across? Please give me the references if possible.

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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Advice about a Crash

By Geo Posted on January 10, 2014 Posted in Ask Geo, Sidewalks & Crosswalks No Comments Tagged with Driveways, sidewalks

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 …

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Age Limit for eBikes

By Geo Posted on December 27, 2013 Posted in Ask Geo, Misc No Comments Tagged with bicycle definition, Bicycle License, Motorized bicycles, sidewalks

Question Jackie asked: My grandchild, aged 11, received an electric bike for Christmas and I wonder if she needs a driver’s license and anything else. I saw her on the road by her home with it and it scared me …

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Bicyclists as Pedestrians

By Geo Posted on November 1, 2013 Posted in Ask Geo, Sidewalks & Crosswalks No Comments Tagged with Crosswalks, lane position, sidewalks

Question Rachel asked: I was involved in an accident that happened when a bicyclist decided to enter the roadway, attempting to cross horizontally across the road into vertically traveling traffic. This was on a busy road, during the day and …

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