Ok, lemme add my three centavos worth to the fray...here in Memphis, Tn. there are very, very few bike lanes so bikers are in traffic and many, not just a few, seem to believe that sense they are "traffic", too, they should be accorded the same courtesies as motorized traffic, and that is not going to ever work in our area. After having read the pertinent passages of Fla law, it looks as if the state is on the cusp of being somewhat enlightened. Not that I haven't fumed over several bicyclists on 30A riding abreast at a 15-20mph pace and not having the courtesy or common sense of moving into single file and giving over to motorized vehicles. Runners who are in the "know" do not run in the street, if they do, they don't run two abreast (unless one or both of the "they" happen to be, ahem, of the fairer sex), or they are stupid which is the case now and then. Most runners I know would kill for a pedestrian lane free of road bikes, skaters, strollers, but welcome whatever we can get. Anyway, common sense should prevail - always. Give way to motorized unless in a sanctioned event escorted by official vehicles, be aware of traffic rules and reg's since they apply to all traffic, be courteous and smile. This ain't training ground for the Teur; it's a vacation area. That's all from here.
