Originally Posted by genec

It's not what "the government says," as the government clearly endorses cyclists use of the roadways by the laws of the land... it is what actually gets enforced that speaks the loudest... and in that regard, the responses are all over the place... from cyclists being told to get off the street (by LEOs in cars) to the Texas case of a cyclist spending time in jail for wanting to ride in the travel lane, to even the San Diego case where a cyclist was trying to pass stopped autos and ended up having to go to court to fight for his 21202 rights.

The distributed literature does not seem to get to the masses or the folks doing the enforcement. Cyclists see it, we discuss it, and that is as far as it goes.