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In general, it is not good to illegally share a lane with anpther vehicle. If you want to pass, move to an open lane.

• dragonwriter 12y ago
  > In general, it is not good to illegally share a lane with anpther vehicle. IIRC, in California, it isn't illegal to share a lane, (though it still may be a bad idea) but its illegal to straddle lanes.
  • revelation 12y ago
    If you do the first grade math on a bike width, car width, minimum distance the car has to keep while passing and the distance the bike needs from the curb or parked cars, no, you can not share the lane. As you say, you can not straddle either, so the only option is the full lane.
    • dragonwriter 12y ago
      > If you do the first grade math on a bike width, car width, minimum distance the car has to keep while passing and the distance the bike needs from the curb or parked cars, no, you can not share the lane. Legally, you can; the width of cars and bikes are actual facts, of course, but I don't think you'll find a fixed-in-law minimum distance for most of those things in the California Vehicle Code.
      • jfmiller28 12y ago
        Starting Tuesday, there is. California's "Give me three" law goes into effect. However in a standard 13' wide lane a passenger car and a bike not forced off the right curb by parked cars or trash in the road can pass without the car needing to leave the lane. Happens all the time, no problems.