Old 03-28-12 | 10:52 AM
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Originally Posted by sggoodri
I know of one case in Chapel Hill where a cyclist was charged with not riding FRAP when he was riding downhill at high speed, and he lost his case when he challenged it in court. The judge said that he was not violating state law, which allows a cyclist to use the full lane, but that he was violating Chapel Hill's bicycle-specific FRAP ordinance...
Wow. In our state, when concerning conventional roadways, a local ordinance cannot preempt the state's vehicle code.
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