{"id":89724946,"date":"2007-11-05T11:35:46","date_gmt":"2007-11-05T11:35:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp.baltimorespokes.org\/?p=89724946"},"modified":"2007-11-05T11:35:46","modified_gmt":"2007-11-05T11:35:46","slug":"where-bicyclists-can-ride","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wp.baltimorespokes.org\/?p=89724946","title":{"rendered":"Where Bicyclists Can Ride"},"content":{"rendered":"

[A letter to the editor Washington Post]
\nPer a request from a gentleman who drove quite close to me — and vocally protested my right to share the road — while I was riding my bike south on 17th Street NW around N Street in the District one morning last week, I did look into the law. According to the D.C. Department of Transportation’s guide "Common Enforcement Errors Involving Bicyclists," which is available on the agency’s Web site:
\n"A bicyclist does not have to ride to the far right if the lane is narrow or if he\/she is trying to avoid car doors, pavement hazards, or similar hazardous conditions. A narrow lane is defined as one [that is] 11 feet or less. Most lanes in the District are 11 feet or less."
\nAt the time, I was passing a truck parked in the right lane and another bicyclist. Further, the law "requires an overtaking vehicle to pass to the left at a safe distance." This clearly was not the case during this incident.
\nFinally, according to the Washington Area Bicyclist Association Web site, "Full lane use [is] allowed when traveling at the normal speed of traffic," as I was.
\nI am embarrassed that I replied to this gentleman’s anger with equal anger. For that I apologize.
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[A letter to the editor Washington Post] Per a request from a gentleman who drove quite close to me — and vocally protested my right to share the road — while I was riding my bike south on 17th Street NW around N Street in the District one morning last week, I did look into … <\/p>\n

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