Thanks Tim for your reply as to my story about being forced to use the bike 
lane even though it happened to be on the sidewalk. You mentioned about the 
right to use a whole lane if a cyclist deemed it necessary. I've read a few 
messages here and others have also said that if there was a bike lane the law 
states that a cyclist must use it. I understand that if there was any debris 
a cyclist could let the officer know if he/she was stopped. I wonder if a 
bicycle lane was filled with slow riders could a rider in training move out 
into the street if he was moving faster than those on the path. Some would 
argue that if you  are training you should go out into the country. many 
cyclist don't have the luxury or the time to go out into the country and if 
your moving at the speed of cars why shouldn't you have the right to be in 
the street. This is precisely going back to when I was told to use the bike 
lane by the police officer. They are justifying the lane being there. Lanes 
that go up and down side walk  as well as those on the road were not design 
to be ridden at fast speed. Many man-hole covers, cracks in the road, 
beginner and slow rider and debris prevent that.
Richard
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