Bike Lane Question

[indysteel]

It's not a one way street, and my husband has been road riding for many years (way more than me) so I don't know what his malfunction was. It is pretty confusing though, and I've never seen it addressed in any of the "rules of the road" that I have read.

Funny thing is that when I was younger and didn't really know any better, I always rode against traffic because I felt it was safer: I wanted to be able to see what was coming at me so I could avoid it. Now I know better (and use a mirror) and it just feels so wrong to ride against traffic.

I suppose one of the reasons that you may never see it explicitly addressed is that most states treat bicycles like "motor vehicles." As such, they are subject to the same traffic laws as cars. So, neither bikes nor cars are allowed to travel the wrong way along a street.

[Grog]

Unless there is a dividing line on the bike lane, then it's one-way.

[Zen]

He's what's known as a bike salmon

[Heifzilla]

He's what's known as a bike salmon

Gotta get to those breeding pools any way possible, I guess

Thanks for all the replies. It's good to know I was right. Again.

[Tri Girl]

It's good to know I was right. Again.

You mean: as usual.

[Heifzilla]

You mean: as usual.

LOL! For some reason DH just can't understand that

[Tuckervill]

We have only one bike lane in our entire town, and it's on one side of a two-way street, and is only about 4/10s of a mile long. I don't use it, because it's always really dirty and there are usually runners running in it the wrong way.

Karen