Originally Posted by CTAC
Originally Posted by San Rensho
I see this in bicycling where a very large number of car drivers believe that: a. its not legal for bikes to ride on the road. The slightly more enlightened believe: b. Even if its not illegal for bikes to ride on the road, they should not ride on the road.
+1.
Bike facilities are helping to overcome that attitude by sending a clear messsage that bicycles are lawfully present on the road, and it is
normal to ride a bicycle.
To the contrary, bike facilities are helping
reinforce that attitude by sending a clear message that bicyclists should not be riding in space used by vehicular traffic.
Bicyclists riding on roadways in vehicular traffic lanes according to the vehicular rules of the road are helping to overcome that attitude by sending a clear message that bicyclists are lawfully present on the road, and it is
normal to not only ride a bicycle, but use one for transportation on the roads.