Originally Posted by
spivonious
As far as the OP's situation, I would have moved to the right once there were no parked cars. I think that's what the cop was trying to explain.
The problem I have with that is you are never sure how long there won't be parked cars. Presumably the sharrows are there because it's legal for cars to be parked on the side of the road. You can only see so far up the road, not to mention that one of the cars passing you could go ahead and park. Maybe your experience is different but I've found if cars are allowed to park on the side of the road eventually you'll come up on one. I doubt the lane had enough room for a parked car, a bike, and a stream of moving cars, all in the right lane. If it is not legal for cars to be parked AND there is enough room to safely share the lane then I agree, move to the right. But it's not clear that either of those criteria where met here.