Originally Posted by
Paul Barnard
You guys are splitting hairs. As it is written into that traffic law, reasonableness is up to the rider. It was written that way by design. Now if an officer of the law took issue of the way you were using the lane and wrote you a ticket, then ultimately someone would adjudicate the reasonableness of your use of the lane.
That's exactly what I said, or thought I said. If there is a disagreement it will ultimately be up to other members of society to determine whether or not the cyclist's actions were reasonable or not. The rider does not have the last word.