One more time. You are wrong. Please pay attention this time. This has already been posted but I will do it one more time. If the road is not sufficiently wide for a bike and a car to coexist with at least 3 feet of clearance than the bike is entitled to the lane. Bikes are not required to ride as far right as possible - they are required to ride as far right as the condition of the road allows. If the road is too narrow for a bike and car to coexist with 3 feet of clearance than it really doesn't matter. Most of the roads in The Villages are too narrow for a bike and car to coexist in the same lane.
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Originally Posted by Justus
 Thank you! Thank you! Thank you!
So many cyclists share the misconception that they own the road and are entitled to tie up traffic at any speed they choose. Florida law IS explicit about this! Regardless of how many times the link to the Florida State Code is offered on this forum, there are still those who insist on interpreting it as it suits them. Thank God there are still some rational, informed cyclists out there!
The only way this issue will be resolved is if cyclists are required to be educated, tested and licensed if they choose to use public roads. That is the case in California; if they violate traffic laws there, they are ticketed, fined or hauled off in handcuffs, just like any other irresponsible driver. |