No-Passing Zones
Question Kevin asked: One of the roads that I travel to work is frequented by bicycles. Sometimes they are two abreast, and sometimes there are many traveling in a single file. This road has curves in some areas, and double …
Tag: Three-foot law
Video Evidence of Traffic Law Violation
Question Kermit asked: I recently spoke with a Sheriff’s deputy concerning and incident with the driver of a rental truck. In our conversation the deputy told me that the only way law enforcement would issue a citation to a driver …
Three Foot Law and Bike Lanes?
Question Dean asked: Is a motor vehicle still required to give 3 feet to a cyclist if the cyclist and vehicle are in their own lanes? I many cases, I see the cyclist in the center of his dedicated lane …
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. …
Three Foot Law in Bike Lane
Question Herman asked: I was talking to an acquaintance a while back and she was telling me that the 3′ law applies even when we’re in the bike lane. Is that true?
Queue-Jumping Bicyclists
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 …
Three-Foot Law
Question James asked: I was cycling south-bound along A1A near the Haulover Park traffic signal, when a transit bus approaching me started blowing his horn. In fear of an accident, it caused me to swerve off the roadway. I was …
Three-foot Law
Question Rodney asked: Does the three-foot minimum passing statute apply to motorists if a cyclist is operating in a designated bicycle lane? If not, wouldn’t it be more prudent to forgo the use of the bicycle lane with regards to …
Bicycles May Use Full Lane
Question Colby Asked: Concerning the Bicycles May Use Full Lane signs, is this actually Florida law as stated on the street signs? I am familiar with the MUTCD but not these particular signs. If so, I am unclear on how …