Category: Traffic Law

I kid you not, there is an expert at everything on the internet.
Just so you know, there are people who claim to have the “secret” to riding in a bike lane next to parked cars like we have in Orlando in College Park and Baldwin Park.
Here is Gary from California explaining how to do it. [...]

So there I wuz, drivin’ down the highway and whaddya know, there’s one o them cars fulla people, all smug and righteous, right there in my lane! Not in the carpool lane. Oh no. In MY lane! My tax money paid for them special lanes, but no, uppity greenies think they can just use any [...]

Wednesday, Mark Simpson of WMFE joined Brad Kuhn and me on a video and mentoring mission in South Orlando.
WMFE's Mark Simpson recording his radio segment while commanding the lane on South Orange Avenue.
Our original mission was to work with Brad’s friend Katherine, who wants to use her bike for transportation but has been fearful of [...]

Today’s Sentinel editorial is in support of the mandatory bike lane law. The Sentinel shows a clear lack of understanding of pretty much all the issues of law, safety and road design as it pertains to bicycling. But hey,  don’t let your complete ignorance of a subject get in the way of expressing opinions about [...]

The Sentinel is asking the general public (i.e. motorists) whether or not cyclists should be required to use bike lanes. Gee, what do you think the results will be?
As of this writing there are 39 responses, 66% say yes, we should be required to ride in bike lanes.
I bet we have more than 26 readers [...]

FBA needs your help to continue efforts to veto HB 971.  A letter was sent to Governor Crist May 17  signed by FBA Board president David Henderson.  FBA representatives will be meeting with Chuck Drago, Deputy Chief of Staff to the Governor, later this week to provide supporting arguments and [...]

HB 971 Bad for Bicyclists and Pedestrians
Unbeknownst to Florida Bicycle Association, a mandatory bike lane use provision was included in the Highway Safety & Motor Vehicles bill.  The bill also allows local governments to permit mopeds, golf-carts and other motorized vehicles on sidewalks and trails.
Call Governor Crist as soon as you can to ask him [...]

A question from a reader: “Could you give us the story behind the new triangles painted on the pavement at some crosswalks? When I showed pictures to friends and co-workers, nobody knew what they meant.”
Such a series of triangles is called a yield line.  They’re informally referred to as “shark’s teeth.”  They are used [...]

The following is the text provided for the OPD Bulletin. If you would like to duplicate it for your local department, contact me and I will send you the text and illustrations. Many thanks to Officer Edgar for his assistance on this!
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It may not look right because you don’t see it very often, [...]

Ofc Bill Edgar rides next to Mighk Wilson on Robinson (video still)
The photo above shows legal riding. More on the law later. Yesterday, 3 of us were pulled over on Robinson for riding 2 abreast and “taking up the whole lane.”
As I mentioned in The Enforcement of Imaginary Laws, we do not have [...]