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Old 09-10-13, 12:01 AM
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B. Carfree
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Originally Posted by turbo1889
The primary problem I see with OP's description is that the motorists are not doing their due duty to show due care and respect for another legal road user, especially one that is incredibly vulnerable to injury or death from the dangerous machines they are operating...
Oregon law makes this case rather explicitly. ORS 811.095 mandates that on such a roadway the motorists must give the cyclist room to fall in their direction when they overtake her. Why is it considered odd to expect people to follow the law?
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