Memorial Ride:
http://www.themiamibikescene.com/201...-memorial.html
http://www.local10.com/news/Cyclists...z/-/index.html
http://miami.cbslocal.com/2012/02/18...allen-cyclist/
A head scratcher to me, the bike lane is more than adequate, the motorist passed the drug test he voluntarily submitted to, and it's not a dui. The only other explanations I can come up with cell phone/texting or whatever else that would distract the motorist, perhaps the cyclists were crowding the line FLAP rather than being centered or FRAP ? Going further, the motorist may have simply taken that lane thinking it was a driving lane for smaller cars ? Just me, but the bike lane to the side, that looks to be the equivalent of an emergency lane, especially in light that there is also a jogging and riding path that runs alongside of the roadway. Would be interesting to know what the motorists express perception and interpretation of the area is. To an extent, I'm even relatively confused without seeing any signage or the tell tale bike lane paint markings in the lane ? That said, riding at night/in the dark, I still don't think I'm in the emergency lane area. Guess I'd have to be in broad daylight, sunrise to sunset, to be in that lane. Here's a similar roadway that I've ridden, I195, the Julia Tuttle.
At any rate it was a good turnout for the memorial ride. Couldn't get over being impressed with the mass riding footage, the sheer number of cyclists, riding Tour de Key Biscayne style.