Hi everyone. This riding 2 abreast law is unclear to me. While the language regarding stop signs states that you SHALL stop, the riding 2 abreast states that you MAY not impede reasonable or normal flow of traffic. I will argue that the reasonable and normal flow of traffic for a 2000 riders bike ride is about 20 mph.

I do ride in single file and stay on the right side of the road but I shouldn't have to call the sheriff every time a car passes me closely at a dangerous speed or the car fails to stop at a stop sign because it can accelerate faster than my bike.

I much rather ride in the cities that want cyclists such as Fulshear, Bellvile, Columbus, Fayetteville (although Fulshear is partly in Waller County). So no Bluebonnet ride for me this year.

Sec. 544.010. STOP SIGNS AND YIELD SIGNS. (a) Unless directed to proceed by a police officer or traffic-control signal, the operator of a vehicle or streetcar approaching an intersection with a stop sign shall stop as provided by Subsection (c).