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Cleita

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8. One thing I'm a tiny bit concerned about is the cyclist's responsibility.

Reply to petronius (Original post)

Thu Sep 18, 2014, 12:37 AM

Sep 2014

Now as you know where we live there are bike lanes on just about every road and most of us are very aware of the cyclists and give them all the space we can. However, today, I had a cyclist on a busy street not giving me three feet even though he had his own rather generous lane. There was nowhere for me to go without going into the left lane. However it was full of traffic. When we came to a stop sign, the bike guy was only a foot away from my car and barely in the bike lane.

What I'm wondering about is, if the police decide to start handing out citations, who is at fault?

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California's 3-foot buffer zone for cyclists takes effect today [View all] petronius Sep 2014 OP

Curious, does this apply everywhere, even where bikes are prohibited? NYC_SKP Sep 2014 #1

As I read it, it seems to only apply to "overtaking" petronius Sep 2014 #2

Thanks skippy66 Sep 2014 #3

in other words to typical bike rider behaviors nt msongs Sep 2014 #5

ifg i'm reading that correctly the numbers barbtries Sep 2014 #4

For the LA County data, they've combined injuries and petronius Sep 2014 #6

okay. barbtries Sep 2014 #7

One thing I'm a tiny bit concerned about is the cyclist's responsibility. Cleita Sep 2014 #8

I hear ya Zorro Sep 2014 #9

Exactly my complaint! SoapBox Sep 2014 #10

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