From Commuter Run's reply:
"A person in control of a vehicle on a street or highway
is a driver [§316.003(1)]. As a driver, a cyclist
must follow the traffic rules common to all drivers.
As the driver of a bicycle, he must also obey rules
adopted specially for bicycles."
There it is in print, "As a driver, a cyclist must follow the traffic rules common to all drivers".
That is Florida's wording, not mine. And the same word "Driver" applies to operators of bicycles in New York.
I rest my case.