Originally posted by Feldman
I just treat the bike lane stripe as a fog line and stay within 3 or 4" of either side of it--probably the prime line on most streets is about that far into the traffic lane from the bike lane stripe.
I occasionally encounter a motorist who thinks that the narrow ribbon of broken, littered asphalt to the outside of the fog line is a bike lane, and that I am somehow obliged to ride there. Unless a motorist in endangering you, politely but assertively hold your position.
Clay's tagline seems to fit nicely in a thread about European-style bicycle lanes and restrictions:
"They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety" --Benjamin Franklin
essential liberty: to position myself in the traffic lanes, as necessary for effective cycling, to optimize my personal balance of safety and mobility
temporary [illusory] safety: mixed-use, right-hookable bike lanes
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Last edited by John E; 05-17-02 at 01:50 PM.