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[...] Bikeyface Cartoon Illustrates Traffic Laws: “You know the rules of the road when you’re out riding. Maybe you even teach bike skills as a League Cycling Instructor. But do you know all the bicycling laws in your state? [...]

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[...] to do when you see another rider crash. The latest Bikeyface cartoon illustrates bike laws nationwide. Introducing a new combo bike light and horn; I had something like that decades ago on my [...]

By: PDbird

PDbird — Mon, 17 Dec 2012 21:46:58 +0000

Please make one of these for the most dangerous thing affecting us cyclist today…Red light/sign running cyclist. Show how only 1 state(Idaho) allows for bikes to run or even roll thru stop signs and lights. Big thanks from San Francisco. Cheers!

By: Lloyd Lemons

Lloyd Lemons — Mon, 17 Dec 2012 20:13:54 +0000

There’s a whole lotta info packed into those two cartoons! Thanks!

By: Spandex Ranger

Spandex Ranger — Mon, 17 Dec 2012 18:33:21 +0000

I also support Khal Spencer’s idea to send a copy of this, plus the compendium of state laws to every mayor (or equivalent) and every local law enforcement (police/sheriff/State Police) leader in the country. Also every Motor Vehicle department/registry.

On a secondary note, your section on MA law is missing one of the most important clauses. MAGL 85 Section 11b: Every person operating a bicycle upon a way, as defined in section one of chapter ninety, shall have the right to use all public ways in the commonwealth except limited access or express state highways where signs specifically prohibiting bicycles have been posted, and shall be subject to the traffic laws and regulations of the commonwealth and the special regulations contained in this section…

By: Preston Tyree

Preston Tyree — Mon, 17 Dec 2012 17:42:54 +0000

Ken, it is great to see you with the League. Keep up the work. We need to have the UVC updated and work with all the states to adopt common laws that impact bicyclists.

By: Stephen

Stephen — Mon, 17 Dec 2012 17:42:51 +0000

Hi,
Nice cartoons.

I don’t know if they are supposed to have links, but the two images generate 404 errors.
http://blog.bikeleague.org/blog/?attachment_id=11897
http://blog.bikeleague.org/blog/?attachment_id=11898

I second Khal Spencer’s comment w/r/t to sending them to mayors and police chiefs.
Here in NYC, our NYC DOT chief should see it too.

17Dec2012. 12:42 EST.

By: Khal Spencer

Khal Spencer — Mon, 17 Dec 2012 17:29:15 +0000

Nice. These cartoons should be sent to every mayor and chief of police.

By: Dan Gutierrez

Dan Gutierrez — Mon, 17 Dec 2012 16:53:37 +0000

I have also studied many thousands of laws from all 50 US states and DC, this includes all the bicycling laws and the movement laws in the vehicle codes. My current understanding is that in states without MBL laws, because bike lanes are part of the roadway, the FTR law is construed to require bike lane use because bike lanes are within the region of the roadway considered to be “as close as practicable to the right hand edge or curb” or similar for other FTR law wording. MBL laws are just a more explicit codification of that understanding.

I have also produced a Facebook album of maps showing which states have which classes of laws, at the level of key laws, and as an aggregate map showing the key discriminatory/problematic laws:

https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.3193559769264.140222.1574017310&type=3&l=47783e687c

Here is the aggregate map:
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=3209362644326&l=981a213a4b

By: Hokan

Hokan — Mon, 17 Dec 2012 16:23:20 +0000

Ken, nice work.

I wonder if you could add info about impeding traffic and about riding two-abreast.