=v= I have argued this for years.  Drivers generally know that
bicyclists are allowed on the road, but they also "know" that
we have to stay wayyyy over on the right.  What they generally
don't know is when and why we take the lane.

=v= "Share the Road" (StR) doesn't clear this up at all, and
I've heard reports from all over of drivers yelling the phrase
as they run bikes out of a lane.  I saw this firsthand when a
taxidriver buzzed a bicyclist in front of me, and then screamed
(at me) that he'd learned from the local bicycle coalition's
class for taxidrivers said everyone should share the road.

=v= To make matters worse, StR traffic signs are usually made
with a graphic that shows a car passing a bike much too close.
Pennsylvania has a graphic of a bike in front of a car, at
least:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/jym/3835368107/

> How do we educate drivers?  Well, we could put up signs on
> the streets where they drive briefly explaining the rule to
> them...  ;)

=v= The MUTCD-standardized signage is "[Bicycles] May Use Full
Lane" (BMUFL):

http://www.flickr.com/photos/jym/9489395090/

Sometimes the appropriate section of the law is quoted at the
bottom of the sign in tiny print.

=v= BMUFL is descended from "[Bicycles] Allowed Use of Full
Lane" (BAUFL) sign that San Francisco experimented with.  I
have photos of those in various stages of evolution:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/jym/tags/baufl

The MUTCD sprang into action to change BAUFL to BMUFL, and also
standardizing it is a rectangular white regulatory sign rather
than a diamond-shaped caution sign.  It's curious to me that
they haven't put the kibosh on StR, which is also generally on
a diamond-shaped caution sign and with bad graphics I mentioned.
    <_Jym_>
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