Old 01-11-06, 09:12 PM
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Originally Posted by Hartmann
From New York State DOT's bicycle and pedestrian page

Section 1234. Riding on roadways, shoulders, bicycle lanes and bicycle paths.
(a) Upon all roadways, any bicycle shall be driven either on a usable bicycle lane or, if a usable bicycle lane has not been provided, near the right-hand curb or edge of the roadway or upon a usable right- hand shoulder in such a manner as to prevent undue interference with the flow of traffic except when preparing for a left turn or when reasonably necessary to avoid conditions that would make it unsafe to continue along near the right-hand curb or edge. Conditions to be taken into consideration include, but are not limited to, fixed or moving objects, vehicles, bicycles, pedestrians, animals, surface hazards or traffic lanes too narrow for a bicycle and a vehicle to travel safely side-by-side within the lane.
(b) Persons riding bicycles upon a roadway shall not ride more than two abreast. Persons riding bicycles upon a shoulder, bicycle lane or bicycle path intended for the use of bicycles may ride two or more abreast if sufficient space is available, except when passing a vehicle, bicycle or pedestrian standing or proceeding along such shoulder, lane or path, persons riding bicycles shall ride single file. Persons riding bicycles upon a roadway shall ride single file when being overtaken by another vehicle.
(c) Any person operating a bicycle who is entering the roadway from a private road, driveway, alley or over a curb shall come to a full stop before entering the roadway.
Doesn't apply in NYC, not even a little:

NYC DOT traffic rules, section 4-02, paragraph (e):
State law provisions superceded. Pursuant to authority provided by section 1642 of the Vehicle and Traffic Law, the following provisions of such law shall not be effective in the City of New York: sections 1112... 1234
Study after study after study has shown that Critical Mass in NYC, in terms of real driver hours added to congestion, has a traffic-inducing effect so minor as to be effectively nil - so low, in fact, that the traffic congestion added by CM could be more than negated by enforcing the law against mobile billboards in the city. Removing just two mobile billboards (or two semi trucks, or four panel trucks, or six SUVs) operating duing rush hour on weekdays over the course of the month would reduce traffic load more than eliminating Critical Mass. Even the most extreme of the City's experts have testified to Critical Mass having an impact less than 30% higher than that in the mobile-billboard example cited.

At any rate, this decision looks to me like a real victory for the CM legal defense team. IANAL, but I think there's plenty of reason to believe the one charge on which they were found guilty will not stand on appeal.
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