Reply to Alexandria Bike Lobby wins again

Forum Index » Metropolitan DC Local Politics

Reply to "Alexandria Bike Lobby wins again"

Subject:

Emoticons





More smilies

Text Color: Font: Close Marks

[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]

Citation please.

Because unless you can show a MV code which specifically mentions and exempts cyclists from being prohibited from passing on the right, you’re just making stuff up.

Plus, if someone is front of you, they have right of way to those overtaking them to pass. You don’t own the road in front of you where someone else is traveling. It’s not your “path”. Your responsibility by law is to exercise due caution to avoid a collision with someone in front of you.

You seem to think that traffic laws only apply to cyclists in situations where it benefits them, and the rest of time they don’t apply.

Your attitude and your relishing of double standards are why most drivers think cyclists are jerks. [/quote]

The traffic laws that apply to people on bicycles are the traffic laws that apply to people on bicycles. Some of them are the same as the traffic laws that apply to people who are driving. Some of them are not the same.

Here's the law in DC:

Q: [i]Is it legal to ride between lanes?

A: According to the DCMR, a bicyclist can split lanes.

Section 1201.3(b) states:

“A person operating a bicycle may overtake and pass other vehicles on the left or right side, staying in the same lane as the overtaken vehicle, or changing to a different lane, or riding off the roadway, as necessary to pass with safety.”

Paragraph (c) in this section states,

“If a lane is partially occupied by vehicles that are stopped, standing, or parked in that lane, a person operating a bicycle may ride in that or in the next adjacent lane used by vehicles proceeding in the same direction.”[/i]

[/quote]

Options

	Disable HTML in this message
	Disable BB Code in this message
	Disable smilies in this message

Review message

Search Recent Topics Hottest Topics