Originally Posted by chipcom

HH you are so full of it. Take your 'cultural expectations' and put them with the rest of your wacky theories.
The more accurate answer is simple - with some exceptions, in states where bicycles are considered vehicles (unlike HH's screwy California where they are not), a bicycle does not have to use the bike lane just because one is there. What is common is the language that a bicycle should keep 'as far to the right as practicable', which some cops will interpret as a shoulder or bike lane if one is present, but screw them, if you don't feel safe in the bike lane, don't use it. I have used the roadways in just about every state in the Union, bike lane or not, and have NEVER been stopped by a cop and ticketed or directed to use the bike lane.

You gotta excuse HH, he takes advantage of any opening to advance his extremist anti-bike lane agenda.