Originally Posted by
spikedog123
Beep! Beep! Beep! Outta my way, you idiot cyclist! Don't you know how to ride!)?
Lemme see: Narrow lane roadway 12 feet wide. Wide cyclist 2.5 feet. Car 7 feet. Distance left over between car and cyclist 3.5 feet. Why must a cyclist take 5 feet of the roadway to make things "safe"? Who is he/she keeping "safe"?
IMHO, the cyclist should move over! (Exceptions allowed for left turn with hand signals)
I don't know about dimensions, but there are many two lane roads that do not allow sufficient width for both a motor vehicle and a cyclist to fit for the safety of THE CYCLIST. Florida law, if I remember correctly says in effect that a cyclist must keep to the right as far as possible where he feels safe. In other words, it's up to the judgment of the cyclist how far to the right he rides since he has everything to lose and people like you have nothing to lose except possibly a little paint. It's that friendly attitude that makes one want to insure that lane-width sharing is avoided.
Al