Protecting Our Rights from GroupThink: Revisted

Are bicyclists required or expected to permit motorists to violate the law?

Passing within 3 feet is of course a violation now in Florida.  As someone who spent 20 years hugging the white line, and the past 10 riding more assertively, and has been passed by probably a million motorists in his lifetime, it’s obvious to me that hugging the edge invites close passing while lane control does not.

Here’s another illustration to show the dangers of having a large group ride single-file along the edge.  Thanks to Keri Caffrey for the truck & trailer illustration.

And if a cyclist is hit in such a scenario, count on the driver claiming the cyclist “swerved into me; there was nothing I could do,” and the officer going along with it.

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