Originally Posted by
chandltp
From everything I've found, I am permitted to ride on the shoulder, but I've never found a requirement to do so (since a shoulder isn't considered part of the roadway and motorized vehicles are not permitted to operate on the shoulder). Do you have a reference to the law you are referring to?
That being said, even if there isn't a law requiring it I'm pretty sure a LEO would tell me to move over if I wasn't using a perfectly clear shoulder.
It was part pf HB170 which instituted the four feet passing law (
http://www.legis.state.pa.us/cfdocs/...r=0170&pn=0114).
The exact wording of the law is "(1) Upon all roadways, any pedalcycle operating in accordance with Chapter 35 proceeding at less than the normal
speed of traffic at the time and place and under the
conditions then existing shall be driven in the right-hand
lane then available for traffic, or as close as practicable
to the right-hand curb or edge of the roadway, except when
overtaking and passing another vehicle proceeding in the same
direction or when preparing for a left turn at an
intersection or into an alley, private road or driveway."
It does not specifically require you to ride on the shoulder but as close to the right edge as practical.