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Originally Posted by looneycat
nope, you are wrong, bikes must stay as far right as possible, except where conditions dictate otherwise (lane closure or road damage). learn the rules before endangering lives. maybe reading the rules governing bike riding would help dispel these misconceptions, I did, that's why I know you are wrong.
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The law does NOT say ride as far right as possible, it says ride as far right as practicable. This means as far right as the cyclist feels safe, as stated by the Orlando Police bicycle patrol.
Buena Vista, Morse south, El Camino Real, and Stillwater have lanes that are 11 feet wide. When a cyclist rides 3 feet from the curb and the bicycle takes up 3 feet and a car (by Florida law) must stay 3 feet away from the side of a bicycle, only leaves 2 feet of lane left. That mean a car must either shrink to 2 feet wide, slow down and follow, or move safely to the other lane.
Another part of that law states bicycles must not ride MORE than 2 abreast. That means it is OK to ride side by side in the State of Florida.