Originally Posted by
noisebeam
Wouldn't it be ideal if there was no restriction? Then the individual cyclist can made the decision for the safest place to ride on any given part of street at a given time with varied traffic volume, intersections, surface conditions, etc. The law means that one must instead muddle the decision with legality vs. safety. No law can determine the safest place to ride for every 50mph+ road. Only a thinking cyclist can.
Al
Not necessarily. As some of the anecdotal examples demonstrate, everyone might be better off with less choices but endowed with greater predictability.