Walk It Through: The Cyclist On The Shoulder
Passing a bicycle at highway speed, a turn signal, and a cyclist on the sidewalk in town.
On a highway posted above thirty-five miles per hour, a driver comes up behind a cyclist.
Two things a person in this spot might do. Picking one shows what the law says about it.
One driver and two cyclists. Electric bicycles, a crash with a cyclist, a bicycle at night and a city's own sidewalk ban are not worked through here.
A practice walkthrough, not a prediction of how any real one will go. Legal information, not legal advice.
Words this turns on
Terms with a legal meaning that is narrower than the everyday one. Each links to the definition and the authority behind it.