Originally Posted by gwhunt23
Bicycle advocates that say runners shouldn't be in the bike lane are the biggest hyprocrates ever. Think of what you're saying; you're acting just like another mad motorist saying "Get the hell outta my lane!"
Yes, according to the law, motorists are supposed to "stay away from my lane", but I have the right to your lane (but not the right to other reserved lanes such as bus lanes, transit ways, taxi lanes, LRT rails, etc.). Here in Ottawa, transit buses and taxicabs can stop in my lanes only to load and unload passengers, otherwise, they must move out of the way.
Pedestrains, together with other personal mobile devices such as wheelchairs, roller skates, baby strollers, etc., do not have the right to any traffic lanes. If there is no sidewalk, use the shoulder. Otherwise, it is called jaywalking and can be ticketed. And it will be really messy for insurance purposes if they get injured.