Is It O.K. to Kill Cyclists?

[Ms. Toad]

152. Not really.

There is a tremendous variation in how well bikes are addressed, separate from how vehicles are addressed.

In Ohio, for example, bicycles are not required to yield to faster moving vehicles, or to stay to the far right to permit vehicles to pass unless the lane is wide enough for both the vehicle and the bicycle to share - and otherwise safe. Bicyclists (or motorcyclists) may also ride two abreast. There is absolutely no requirement to pull off the road to permit vehicles to pass. ORC 4511.55.

But - even a no passing zone - faster moving vehicles may pass a bicycle (or other slow moving vehicle) when:
(1) The slower vehicle is proceeding at less than half the speed of the speed limit applicable to that location.
(2) The faster vehicle is capable of overtaking and passing the slower vehicle without exceeding the speed limit.
(3) There is sufficient clear sight distance to the left of the center or center line of the roadway to meet the overtaking and passing provisions of section 4511.29 of the Revised Code, considering the speed of the slower vehicle. (ORC §4511.31(B).)

So the tension between slow moving vehicles and faster moving vehicles is resolved differently in Ohio than in the jurisdiction you were quoting.