316.2065Bicycle regulations.—
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(5)(a)Any person operating a bicycle upon a roadway at less than the normal speed of traffic at the time and place and under the conditions then existing shall ride in the lane marked for bicycle use or, if no lane is marked for bicycle use, as close as practicable to the right-hand curb or edge of the roadway except under any of the following situations:
1.When overtaking and passing another bicycle or vehicle proceeding in the same direction.
2.When preparing for a left turn at an intersection or into a private road or driveway.
3.When reasonably necessary to avoid any condition, including, but not limited to, a fixed or moving object, parked or moving vehicle, bicycle, pedestrian, animal, surface hazard, or substandard-width lane, that makes it unsafe to continue along the right-hand curb or edge. For the purposes of this subsection, a “substandard-width lane” is a lane that is too narrow for a bicycle and another vehicle to travel safely side by side within the lane.
(b)Any person operating a bicycle upon a one-way highway with two or more marked traffic lanes may ride as near the left-hand curb or edge of such roadway as practicable.

http://www.leg.state.fl.us/statutes/...0316.2065.html

That in blue is the new wording that took effect as of September 1st. The exceptions to the old "as far right as practicable" law didn't change and also apply to the new law in regards to bike lanes.

I got pretty spun up about this law when I first heard about it being passed, but giving it further thought I realized that since the exceptions didn't change, the new law made no change in the way I ride.

It may mean nothing to these high school students and their bike-bus either, as long as they don't take a route that has a designated bike lane.

This law was passed as a rider on a highway safety bill that I have since forgotten the number of. The reason behind it was because of groups of roadies legally riding two-abreast and causing traffic congestion on highways in some cities in S FL. So they got themselves relegated to riding single file in the bike lane. Legally anyway. I don't ride where this was a problem, so I don't know how the new law is working out in practice.