Originally Posted by joejack951

I don't know. I've had to justify my use of a traffic lane to a cop (and soon a judge) because the area to the right was mistaken for a bike path/lane by the police officer.

Don't forget to ask those cyclists in Portland who got tickets for making left turns from left turn lanes how they feel about mandatory bike lane laws.

[edit]I don't think the problem is so much the law itself as it is the (improper) interpretation of the law by both law enforcement and justice-enforcing motorists on the road.[edit]