Originally Posted by
CliffordK
I consider the "Bikes may use full lane" sign as a special case that just makes sense on this road. I wouldn't put the signs up everywhere. So far I've avoided it during heavy traffic times.
Since even the infamous Tom Larsen, horrid anti-bike traffic engineer in Eugene, acknowledges that since state law (and nearly every state is the same in this regard) states that bikes may use the full lane in all but a very select set of circumstances, I'm mystified by your opposition to this sign as a general reminder to motorists. Perhaps the biggest safety threat on the road is motorists' ignorance of the law. In the case of illegally unsafe passing, many motorists "punish pass" because they are convinced that the cyclists they are passing are breaking the law. Full Lane signs help break through that ignorance and create harmony on the roads.