On Oct 4, 2007, at 1:40 AM, Charlie Bell wrote: > On 04/10/2007, at 11:13 AM, jon louis mann wrote: > >> pedestrians are not much better. i would think anyone ambulating >> by feet or bike would take more care because they are far more >> vulnerable. i notice a lot of bicyclists exhibit their share the >> road attitude by riding double and forcing cars to match their >> speed if they can not pass. > > Two abreast is legal just about everywhere, and a bicycle is > *entitled* to the *whole lane*. Even in LA. Most cyclists stay > towards the gutter out of courtesy, not because they have to.
I would bet that no bike -- or a motorcycle or a car -- is "entitled" to a lane. I would bet that it is rather like a "yield" situation, in which nobody _has_ the right-of-way, but others are required to yield it. If I recall correctly from taking the CA driver's license test, there is nothing that legally prevents two _cars_ from occupying the same lane. The creators of certain narrow-body electric cars tout this as another reason to purchase their vehicles. That said, here in California, riding two-abreast appears to be legal, but after a fatal accident in So Cal, the sheriffs who patrol the Pacific Coast Highway asserted that they would start ticketing cyclists who enjoy their legal privilege. Dave _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
