Car permit · Sharing the road

Under what circumstance may a motorist move into a bicycle lane?

Under what circumstance may a motorist move into a bicycle lane?

Correct answer: Within 200 feet of the street where you will turn right.

Answer options

  1. ATo get around a car ahead of you that is turning right
  2. BDuring heavy commuter traffic, if no cyclists are using it
  3. CWithin 200 feet of the street where you will turn right Correct

Why

California lets drivers move into a bicycle lane within 200 feet of the intersection where they will turn, and otherwise only to park where parking is allowed or to enter or leave the road. A bike lane is never a place to pass other traffic or to get through heavy traffic, and any cyclist already in it has the right-of-way.

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Topic: Sharing the road   License: Car permit

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