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Commentary: That's a person on that bike in front of you By Gary Rose, founder BicyclingAdair.org Dear Motorists, I've been meaning to write to you for a while, but have not got around to it. On that bicycle in front of you is a person. That person may be your son or daughter, maybe your mother or father. That person could be your brother or a sister. That person could be your boss, co-worker, your neighbor. That person has someone at home who whats that person to come home safe. That person is not in the road to upset you.Whatever the reason that person is in front of you (traveling in your lane or coming at you in the other lane) there are many things that are true and many are defined in Kentucky Revised Statutes (KRS) and Kentucky Administrative Regulations (KAR). In Kentucky a bicycle is a vehicle. As a vehicle a bicycle is to travel in the same direction as any other traffic on the road. Like motorcycles, bicycles can be ridden two abreast within a single lane. Here is an interesting fact, passing a group of bicyclists riding two abreast takes less time and distance than passing the same number of bicyclist riding single file. Furthermore a bicyclist has the same rights and responsibilities as any other operator of any other vehicle on the road. The next time you see a bicyclist in the traffic lane ask yourself this: Why is that bicyclist in my lane? Safety: To improve the bicyclist's vantage and safety margin to hazards ahead.By now your asking yourself why am I writing this. It is because bicycles belong in the traffic lane, and the traffic lane is safest place to travel on the road, besides the bicyclist has the legal right to be there. Furthermore I want all road users to be safe and to ask motorists to drive safely at all times, and to: Please remember there is a "Basic Speed Law" which says "An operator of a vehicle upon a highway shall not drive at a greater speed than is reasonable and prudent, having regard for the traffic and for the condition and use of the highway." Not all conditions permit driving at the speed limit.Now that spring has finally arrived please be alert for all types of road users. Regards, Gary Rose, www.BicyclingAdair.org This story was posted on 2015-03-26 06:10:22
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