tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7581728941847065596.post5741010447308161707..comments2024-03-27T11:34:55.105-04:00Comments on Livin In The Bike Lane: HB 971 Goes Into Affect and Lakemont Group Gets Pulled OverAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12647549535857711041noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7581728941847065596.post-44244389090532638982010-10-11T23:39:09.589-04:002010-10-11T23:39:09.589-04:00I'm going to Orlando from Miami for the next t...I'm going to Orlando from Miami for the next two weekends, and I'm interested in riding while I'm there. Is this a good ride to go on? I understand there are three different speed levels. Is this ride still active even with this new law?nyodahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04854793025626473073noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7581728941847065596.post-55096348595921162962010-08-06T12:48:12.555-04:002010-08-06T12:48:12.555-04:00We were just trying to get through the stop light ...We were just trying to get through the stop light in one cycle. To get 100 hundred riders through a green light, we had to bunch up and take up the full lane and bike lane. It seemed that the police were just waiting for us to make this move and then stop us. We'll see if the harassment continues in the upcoming weeks or after the bill actually goes into affect. I would have been discouraged to ride again if it had been my first time to ride with the group, and I think many cyclist feel that discouragement is the whole point behind such a law. ThanksAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12647549535857711041noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7581728941847065596.post-85965316437071824952010-07-30T12:49:02.344-04:002010-07-30T12:49:02.344-04:00The House Bill does offer caveats, though. Why not...The House Bill does offer caveats, though. Why not copy them here? ::: 1. When overtaking and passing another bicycle or vehicle <br />proceeding in the same direction. <br /> 2. When preparing for a left turn at an intersection or <br />into a private road or driveway. <br /> 3. When reasonably necessary to avoid any condition, <br />including, but not limited to, a fixed or moving object, parked <br />or moving vehicle, bicycle, pedestrian, animal, surface hazard, <br />or substandard-width lane, that makes it unsafe to continue <br />along the right-hand curb or edge. For the purposes of this <br />subsection, a "substandard-width lane" is a lane that is too <br />narrow for a bicycle and another vehicle to travel safely side <br />by side within the lane. <br /><br />Of course, Winter Park was wrong since the law isn't even in effect yet but when it goes into effect... it will make sense to have a copy of this on every ride. Maybe the cyclists were just passing each other? There was a perceived hazard? What do you think?Kathrynhttp://southfloridabikecoalition.orgnoreply@blogger.com