That rule is new here in my town but it's pointless because the official bike lanes are just a bicycle symbol painted on what used to be the hard shoulder. No s

That rule is new here in my town but it's pointless because the official bike lanes are just a bicycle symbol painted on what used to be the hard shoulder. No separation no barriers no way to keep vehicles and bicyclists separate. The bike lanes are at their widest maybe 1m (~3 feet) and some parts ridiculously narrow maybe 15cm (~6 inches). Imagine if you are in the widest part of a bike lane riding in the middle that means a bicycle and vehicle are according to the bike law already too close. The vehicle can't move to the left into traffic but even so the burden is on the vehicle driver to not get too close to the bike. The bicyclist has no rules and can weave in the lane with impunity. The law has consequences for drivers but none for bicyclists and the poorly "designed" (slapped together) bike lanes make conflicts and charges inevitable. I ride a bike but I also drive a 4x4 that is as wide as the narrow streets in my small town (70,000 people). This law is designed seemingly to say people on bikes never drive vehicles and those who drive vehicles never ride bikes.