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06-22-11 | 02:05 PM

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Doohickie

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Originally Posted by JaclynMcKewan

While waiting for the light to change, I stayed in the right side of the lane, and a cop car pulled up next to me.

There was your mistake: In a situation like that, control the lane so another vehicle cannot pull up alongside you.

One more link... a pretty thorough listing of all laws related to bicycles in NYS from the DOT website.

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Last edited by Doohickie; 06-22-11 at 02:10 PM.

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