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Jym Dyer
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>> If they were two abreast, one was NOT riding as near to the
>> right side of the roadway as safe.
=v= Bad assumption. We don't know the whole story, but we do
know the car was passing around a curve. In that situation it
is generally wrong and unsafe for the car to attempt to pass,
but *not* wrong and unsafe for bicyclists to take the lane.
> Note that riding two abreast is specifically permitted in
> Missouri "when not impeding other vehicles".
=v= I can't find Missouri's definition of "impeding" but in
most states the definition takes safety into account. If it
is unsafe to pass, one is not "impeded" by not being able to
pass.
<_Jym_>
>> right side of the roadway as safe.
=v= Bad assumption. We don't know the whole story, but we do
know the car was passing around a curve. In that situation it
is generally wrong and unsafe for the car to attempt to pass,
but *not* wrong and unsafe for bicyclists to take the lane.
> Note that riding two abreast is specifically permitted in
> Missouri "when not impeding other vehicles".
=v= I can't find Missouri's definition of "impeding" but in
most states the definition takes safety into account. If it
is unsafe to pass, one is not "impeded" by not being able to
pass.
<_Jym_>