If I got a ticket from that guy I'd laugh. I wasn't aware that you had to use a bike lane if one was present, but the conditional part of the law is enough to get out of most tickets. Bicycle awareness is so laughable in most of the United States.
Did you read the one about a Senator proposing that drivers actually be taught about cyclists/"alternative transportation" on driver's ed. exams? It never even occurred to me that I in fact did not learn about that--although the driver's tests here are such a joke that I don't really remember much about getting my license. I fear reading the comments on that article.