Originally Posted by
prathmann
Page 67 shows exactly the same road type as is explained in more detail and with instruction on page 71. Both are showing a two-lane road (one lane in each direction) but with the single lane divided into thirds to show the cyclist normally riding toward the right (position '3') but moving to the left for specific situations, incl. to the leftmost third (position '1') when preparing for a left turn.
I think this would be fine on a residential street with 25 mph speed limits. We don't have any of those because the state sets a 30 mph minimum speed limit for all roadways and even so it's quite common for people to drive 40 mph or more on our standard 30' wide residential streets.
The thought of a 9 or 10 year old or even a 14 year old doing this in front of 50 mph traffic does not seem advisable.
I also wonder what would happen if all of the kids that today ride on the sidewalk suddenly started riding in the roadway and causing all the cars to slow to 10 mph.