This is an interesting discussion!

I'm sure I'll have more to comment on as I gain more experience!
Denise, thanks for the "link" to state statutes.

After reading my state's laws, it's clear a very experienced road roder has been misinforming us of the applicable laws! I don't think he really knows... he seems to go by what he thinks is best, which makes sense from his point of view!

I have the "right" to do many things that are not in my best interest!
My husband and I were out riding on the roads just a couple of days ago.
I'd watched him as went ahead of me... on a very busy stretch of road.
I was thinking... that guy is nuts! He was exercising all of his riding "rights" even when it was clearly "detrimental" to do so!

We are finished our ride and he says: "Riding on the road is very dangerous! I was almost hit a couple of times! I'm going back to riding in the woods!"

Well... it can be dangerous. It's more dangerous when people insist upon doing whatever they feel the law tells them they have the right to... even when it's an error in judgement to exercise those rights at a given time/place!

Umm...if he continues riding that way... he really should restrict himself to off-road riding! I won't argue with that!