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cop kinda harsh?

as someone said in the comments on youtube. A bike is a vehicle, so he is allowed to ride in the street if he wants to (granted he isn't commanding a lane). As much of an inconvenience this situation would be, I would love to fight the cop in court for it just to piss him off

wut. he wasn't even in the traffic side of the line. huh?

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Originally Posted by zrossiter (Post 16198241)

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Except as provided in subsections (2) and (3) of this section, a person commits the offense of failure to use a bicycle lane or path if the person operates a bicycle on any portion of a roadway that is not a bicycle lane or bicycle path when a bicycle lane or bicycle path is adjacent to or near the roadway.

http://www.oregonlaws.org/ors/814.420

There are a couple of exemptions, but overall it's not a very good law.

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Originally Posted by Nebby10 (Post 16198412)

He could argue that he wasn't outside of the lane and he could argue he was avoiding debris in the lane (which the cop disagrees with in the video), but Oregon has a law that states that if a bike lane exists, you MUST use that bike lane.

http://www.oregonlaws.org/ors/814.420

There are a couple of exemptions, but overall it's not a very good law.

In that case the officer is correct unless the cyclist can prove hazard or obstacle to normal bicycle operation. Hard to tell from the fuzzy video but it looked like a pretty decent bike lane.

Too lazy or too stupid to understand 'protect and serve'.

That's BS and certainly not a typical experience even if the lane is fine. I always ride far left or even in the traffic lane in such situations and have never had a problem.

Riding far left is not only good for debris, but it helps you against threats coming from the side, prevents the right hook, and it tells you who knows you're there as they approach from behind. If you ride far right, cars treat you very differently and you can expect them to drift into the bike lane from time to time.