It's unclear what exactly was actually happening here, with conflicting reports from various sources particularly over the road position of the cyclists.
But could anyone with local knowledge clarify for matter of reference it if would be permitted to take the lane on a road like that? Or privately operate an escort car in a travel lane there at cycling speeds?
Obviously, this part of the west is simply huge with dozens of miles between just about anything, and as such it's well outside my east-coast experience. Back east we have state highways into the 50 mph range with nice shoulders that apart from pinch points can be pretty comfortable rides. And we have interstate up to 65 mph with huge actually paved shoulders that are explicitly signed against human power and with 40 mph minimum speed regulation. What we don't have are these state highways with interstate speed but no access limitations and associated posted regulations... When our highway departments want to block or slowly traverse an interstate, they tend to put a dump truck with big lights towing a few cubic yards of concrete at bumper level as a shield for the convoy or workers.
But what are the local expectations and regulations on a road like Nevada Highway 95?
(To be clear, I am asking specifically about taking a travel lane; it's already been well explained that because there are no other roads between things, one is permitted to utilize the roadway corridor in some fashion, vs most east-coast roads of comparable speed where it is not permitted to be present even on the shoulder)
Last edited by UniChris; 12-14-20 at 07:51 PM.