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Originally Posted by Abster
I'm from Virginia. I am safer and not interfering with cars, cyclists or walkers. We have sidewalks and bike baths and both sides. I can see (for quite a distance) cars, cyclists and pedestrians. I also see several LE officers each day. They've never said a word. I don't ride my bike when at The Villages. I see too many people that shouldn't be driving - anything.
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You seem to be making stuff up to fit your opinion. Here is a reference from 1977 looking at the causes of auto/bike accidents. It very clearly (p229) states
"Riding facing traffic is presently unlawful throughout the entire United States"
A study of bicycle/motor-vehicle accidents: identification of problem types ... - Kenneth D. Cross, Gary Fisher, Anacapa Sciences, inc, United States. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration - Google Books
Perhaps you can find an older link showing where it ever was the law that bikes should ride facing traffic.
Here is a link to Floridabicycle.org
http://www.floridabicycle.org/resour...7-31-08web.pdf
in which it states than in auto/bike accidents 70% of the time the bicyclist was in violation of a law whereas in 45% it was the auto. Further it states, contrary to your assertion, that
A cyclist is safer riding with traffic than
facing it.
A cyclist who rides facing oncoming traffic increases
his risk of being hit by a motorist by two to four
times.