A couple of points. The lanes are not wide enough to contain both a car and a bike plus the required 3 feet of clearance. Therefore, a bike may essentially occupy an entire lane. Secondly, there is no minimum speed limit on Buena Vista. Just as with a slower moving car, it is up to the passing vehicle to pass, in the left hand lane, when it is safe to do so. If you do not have sufficient time to pass and get back in the right hand lane before the roundabout then you must remain in the right hand lane. Sorry that you are be inconvenienced but cyclists get to use the road also. It is your responsibility to share the road in a safe and lawful manner.
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Originally Posted by sunnyatlast
There have been lots of threads here complaining about heavy traffic on Morse and Buena Vista, and about how some think that the 2-lane-exit roundabouts ought to be made one lane to lessen the confusion about which lane they must be in (never mind the signs with diagrams before each roundabout, that clearly diagram which lane you need to choose for turning right, left, or continuing straight).
I'm mind boggled when I see bike riders and somebody above state that they purposely occupy the whole lane, which forces the motorist to get into the left lane to pass them, and the need to pass is because the bicyclist is only going 15-20 mph and the speed limit is 35!!!!
So the cyclist forces you to pass them in the left lane, in heavy traffic, but you need to be in the right lane to choose the proper lane upon entering the roundabout ahead. They make you unable to go the speed limit AND be in the correct lane at the entrance of the roundabout due to the lane being full after passing!!
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