A Proposal for a New Set of Bike Rules

You seeing what I’m seeing here? They’re so…different. Its true: Bikes are not cars, and cars are not bikes. And bikes and cars aren’t pedestrians and–you get the picture.

And yet, when it comes to bikes and cars, in the eyes of the law the distinction is not so clear. Most states classify bicycles as "vehicles", and therefore bicyclists as "drivers" of vehicles. Practically what this means is: car rules are bike rules.

John Lavey

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