Originally Posted by JRA
And this surprises you?
Yes, since Portland still has such bike unfriendly laws.
Originally Posted by donnamb
I'm not sure I understand what you mean about the latter, but as to the former, I don't think that anyone I've ever spoken to who supports bike lanes conceptually also supports mandatory use laws.
And that is what I do not understand, how is it possible that such “stay out of our way laws” are still on the books in such a bike friendly Mecca as Portland. Since Portland supports such “bike friendly” bike lanes and since Portland declares itself bike friendly, then certainly the city would remove the bike unfriendly mandatory use and stay right laws.
I and many VC’ers (including JF) believe that mandatory use and stay right laws should not be on the books and that the slow moving vehicle laws that apply to all vehicles are the laws that should also apply to cyclist. Same roads, same laws, same rights, same responsibilities.