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Originally Posted by njkayaker
There are laws that allow passing as an exception.
Originally Posted by UVC § 11-1205(a) Position on roadway
Any person operating a bicycle or a moped upon a roadway at less than the normal speed of traffic at the time and place and under the conditions then existing shall ride as close as practicable to the right-hand curb or edge of the roadway except under any of the following situations:

1. When overtaking and passing another bicycle or vehicle proceeding in the same direction.
Originally Posted by njkayaker
unless there is a law providing an exception for them
Originally Posted by UVC § 11-1205(a) Position on roadway
For purposes of this section, a "substandard width lane" is a lane that is too narrow for a bicycle and a motor vehicle to travel safely side by side within the lane [i.e. Lane Splitting is an exception for a bicycle.]
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