Originally Posted by
mozad655
Cyclists have just as much ride to the road as motorists, but you still have to keep up with the speed for any given road if your planning on riding on the middle of a lane. With rights comes regulations. How fast was your group riding? If lower than average car speed then I'm sorry, but your group was at fault. You should never ride on the middle of any lane if your slower than motorists.
Not true... there is no such requirement... there IS however a strong requirement for operators of any vehicle on the road to not hit anything in front of them... be it cyclists, or slow moving equipment, or even (in CA) livestock.
Perhaps you've seen this sign somewhere...
Nowhere on or near that sign does it say "you still have to keep up with the speed for any given road..."