Cyclists are allowed on the roads and have every right to occupy a lane when there is insufficient room for a bike and a car to safely occupy the same lane with 3 feet of clearance. Consider cyclists to be slow moving cars and you should pass them in the left hand lane on 4-lane roads and when it is safe to do so on 2-lane roads. Crossing a double solid line to pass on a 2-lane road is not legal or safe. Many cyclists prefer Buena Vista over the more crowded multi-modal paths for safety reasons. Unless you ride you probably can't appreciate why this is so. While it is possible, I doubt you will find anyone running the lights on Buena Vista at 466 and 466a. Aren't those the only 2 lights on Buena Vista?
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Originally Posted by Warren Kiefer
The bikers have the exact rights and responsibilities as every car driver. There is also a minimum distance ( I think three feet) that a car driver must allow when they pass a biker. I too recently saw two decked out bikers on Buena Vista as they ran every red light and drove in the car lane when a cart was available. This act did force autos out into the opposing lanes as they passed. This was not good PR for bikers.
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