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To: ClearCase_guy
They cut in front of my car, they take up entire lanes,

In California, if the lane is too narrow for a car and a truck to ride side-by-side safely within the lane, the bicycle is entitled to take the whole lane, by law. When I was a cyclist, I used to quote Section 21202 VC to police officers fairly frequently:

21202. A. Any person operating a bicycle upon a roadway at a speed less than the normal speed of traffic moving in the same direction at that time shall ride as close as practicable to the right-hand curb or edge of the roadway except under any of the following situations:

  1. When overtaking and passing another bicycle or vehicle proceeding in the same direction.
  2. When preparing for a left turn at an intersection or into a private road or driveway.
  3. When reasonably necessary to avoid conditions (including, but not limited to, fixed or moving objects, vehicles, bicycles, pedestrians, animals, surface hazards, or substandard width lanes) that make it unsafe to continue along the right-hand curb or edge, subject to the provisions of Section 21656. For purposes of this section, a "substandard width lane" is a lane that is too narrow for a bicycle and a vehicle to travel safely side by side within the lane.
  4. When approaching a place where a right turn is authorized.

163 posted on 11/11/2013 12:04:28 AM PST by Carry_Okie ("Single payer" is Medicaid for all; they'll pull the sheet over your head when you're done.)
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To: Carry_Okie
As I've told my daughter, you may have the right of way, but what good is it if they're cutting you out of someones front bumper?
166 posted on 11/11/2013 12:46:54 AM PST by MacMattico
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