Adam Maas wrote:
> Drivers tend to get pissed off if you take the lane (see David Savage's
> complaint about cyclists doing exactly that). Happens often. That said,
> I'd rather piss off a driver than get doored. However I tend not to take
> the lane for lefts, preferring to do the cross-walk shuffle or go
> through the intersection, stop and orient myself to cross the
> intersection again.
>
This is how it's supposed to work around here, per PA's rules of the road:
Section 3301. Driving on right side of roadway.
(b) Vehicle proceeding at less than normal speed.--Upon all roadways any
vehicle proceeding at less than the normal speed of traffic at the time
and place and under the conditions then existing shall be driven in the
right-hand lane then available for traffic, or as close as practicable
to the right-hand curb or edge of the roadway, except when overtaking
and passing another vehicle proceeding in the same direction or when
preparing for a left turn at an intersection or into an alley, private
road or driveway. This subsection does not apply to a driver who must
necessarily drive in a lane other than the right-hand lane to continue
on his intended route.
Section 3501. Applicability of traffic laws to pedalcycles.
(a) General rule.--Every person riding a pedalcycle upon a roadway shall
be granted all of the rights and shall be subject to all of the duties
applicable to the driver of a vehicle by this title, except as to
special provisions in this subchapter and except as to those provisions
of this title which by their nature can have no application.
So screw 'em. The fact that the jerk tried to pass me within about a
car length of the intersection was what really got under my skin.
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Scott Loveless
www.twosixteen.com
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