Originally Posted by
edzo
use the bike lane. they are there for a reason. doesn't matter that you were slowed down and
wanted to leave the lane and pass other cyclists. you chose a bad time to do so.
your fault.
you are lucky to have bike lanes 99% of us don't have that luxury.
fail
That particular bike lane is not a luxury. It's a death trap. It's in the door zone, a dangerous area for cyclists. It also appears to go to the right of a right turn lane, an even more dangerous area to be riding in.
That said, I agree that the OP probably made an illegal pass. The law requires the vehicle that's entering another lane to yield the right-of-way to other vehicles that are already in that lane. The burden of responsibility is always on the driver or cyclist who is changing lanes. I think the OP could have been ticketed for failure to yield, and the motorist probably did a good job of driving to avoid hitting him.