Comments on: Bike Lane? NO Bike Lane? http://www.chicagoscooterclub.com/2008/08/bike-lane-no-bike-lane/ Scooter is Our Middle Name ™ Sat, 04 Feb 2012 01:18:21 -0800 hourly 1 By: tank http://www.chicagoscooterclub.com/2008/08/bike-lane-no-bike-lane/comment-page-1/#comment-113 tank Wed, 05 Nov 2008 17:57:21 +0000 http://www.chicagoscooterclub.com/?p=118#comment-113 I use the bike lane when traffic is backed up, and also to stay out of the path of faster moving traffic. I actually had a cyclist complain to me quite loudly (and somewhat rudely) today about my use of the bike lane while I was stopped at a stoplight, however it seems like this usage is well within reason, particularly for a scooter <50cc. California actually mandates use of the bike lane by scooters, but I couldn't find anything similar for IL. http://www.dmv.ca.gov/pubs/vctop/d11/vc21229.htm I use the bike lane when traffic is backed up, and also to stay out of the path of faster moving traffic.

I actually had a cyclist complain to me quite loudly (and somewhat rudely) today about my use of the bike lane while I was stopped at a stoplight, however it seems like this usage is well within reason, particularly for a scooter <50cc.

California actually mandates use of the bike lane by scooters, but I couldn’t find anything similar for IL.

http://www.dmv.ca.gov/pubs/vctop/d11/vc21229.htm

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