Comments on: Another commute, another near miss http://kevindevin.com/?p=2724 MY Blog, MY Interests Sat, 17 Apr 2010 07:26:06 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc By: kevindevin http://kevindevin.com/?p=2724&cpage=1#comment-35126 kevindevin Fri, 05 Sep 2008 05:25:10 +0000 http://kevindevin.com/?p=2724#comment-35126 Wow... now THAT's a confusing mess. :-)<br><br>Glad I'm living herein Washington! Wow… now THAT's a confusing mess. :-)

Glad I'm living herein Washington!

]]> By: Joshua Gruber http://kevindevin.com/?p=2724&cpage=1#comment-35125 Joshua Gruber Fri, 05 Sep 2008 04:52:47 +0000 http://kevindevin.com/?p=2724#comment-35125 Glad you lived. <br><br>In California it's illegal to ride your bike in a crosswalk. In Washington it's perfectly acceptable.<br><br>Here in Colorado, it appears to be simultaneously legal and illegal: <a href="http://users.frii.com/pedal/laws.htm">http://users.frii.com/pedal/laws.htm</a> Glad you lived.

In California it's illegal to ride your bike in a crosswalk. In Washington it's perfectly acceptable.

Here in Colorado, it appears to be simultaneously legal and illegal: http://users.frii.com/pedal/laws.htm

]]> By: kevindevin http://kevindevin.com/?p=2724&cpage=1#comment-35120 kevindevin Thu, 04 Sep 2008 15:10:31 +0000 http://kevindevin.com/?p=2724#comment-35120 Thanks for the comment Andy!<br><br>This is one intersection where I still don't quite feel safe out in the traffic. This intersection is a wide 5-lane intersection where cyclists are actually encouraged to use the crosswalk as they come off the trail. I may try it a few times just to test the waters. The state of Washington driving laws state its legal for cyclists to use either -- sidewalks and crosswalks or the road. And on the road, we must follow the same traffic laws as cars. In less busy areas I use the road, no problem. But this one area just makes me uncomfortable. Thanks for the comment Andy!

This is one intersection where I still don't quite feel safe out in the traffic. This intersection is a wide 5-lane intersection where cyclists are actually encouraged to use the crosswalk as they come off the trail. I may try it a few times just to test the waters. The state of Washington driving laws state its legal for cyclists to use either — sidewalks and crosswalks or the road. And on the road, we must follow the same traffic laws as cars. In less busy areas I use the road, no problem. But this one area just makes me uncomfortable.

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