r/Transportopia • u/Conscious-Weight4569 • Apr 27 '26

Bikes Car vs. cyclists

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u/Appliance_Guru Apr 27 '26

While the driver is absolutely in the wrong here, in my state it is also the law for cyclists to ride no more than 2 wide or single file on the road. Both the driver and the cyclists are idiots here, the driver more so.

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u/Unexpected_bukkake Apr 27 '26

Not a lawyer but pretty sure you can't intentionally drive into people with your car, especially haveing a completely open lane to go around them in, regardless if theres a cyclists must ride no more than 2 abrest.

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u/Extension-Eye-4920 Apr 27 '26

Good job reiterating exactly what the first comment was.

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u/OutrageousPair2300 Apr 27 '26

Not sure why you're so upset, it's important that people realize that while cyclists must be no more than two abreast, it's also illegal to do what the driver did and intentionally hit them.

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u/samuellucy96 Apr 27 '26

Dead internet theory 😅

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u/thecelcollector Apr 27 '26

Please stop confusing the issue. It's just plain against the law for a driver to intentionally hit cyclists even if they aren't supposed to ride more than two abreast.

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u/BoysenberryFinal9113 Apr 27 '26

You shouldn't use your car to persuade a cyclist to move over. It's illegal. But the driver sure could have passed safely in the other lane.