| Chazz |
01-31-2013 03:17 PM |
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Originally Posted by dah352
(Post 618520)
Have experienced many times cyclists thinking they own the road, they travel in a pack and take up the whole lane of traffic. And forget about the round abouts that is even worse when they enter the round abouts. THEY THINK THEY HAVE THE ABSOLUTE RIGHT OF WAY.
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Welcome to the forum!
I'm a cyclist and I have experienced the same thing that you have described, from other cyclists both when I am on my recumbent trike and in my car. It's not the vehicle type, but the driver/rider who think that they own the road. Remember, most of these cyclists also drive cars.
On a technical note, according to Florida law, under some circumstances it is legal (arguably safer) for bike riders to ride 2 abreast in a lane. That applies only when the lane is too narrow to share with a motor vehicle and still provide sufficient space for that motor vehicle to give at least 3 feet of clearance to the cyclist. I don't know why they limit it to only 2 riders, because if the lane is too narrow to be safely shared, why would it matter if there were 3, or 4 (if they could fit in the lane) side by side. Florida standards specify that 14 feet wide is the minimum width (the gutter area to the right of the white line, doesn't count) of a lane that a motor vehicle can share with a bike and still allow 3 or more feet of clearance. For the record, many lanes in TV are well under 14 feet wide, although I haven't measured any. |
