Drivers must watch for bicyclists, says Gabriel Salas, La Verne’s traffic officer.
Gabriel Vera of La Verne said his city has bike lanes separated by a solid white line from the regular motor vehicle traffic lanes, much like other cities. Vera noted that drivers of motor vehicles are driving into the bike lanes to make right turns, crossing over the solid white line. He said drivers are using bike lanes to make right turns and said he’s been in three near-accidents because of this. He askedIt’s legal for cars to make a right turn from the bike lane.
“A bicycle lane is a designated traffic lane for bicyclists. However, motorists must merge into a bicycle lane when making right turns. These lanes are marked by a solid white line, which becomes a dotted line ending before it reaches the corner.” We confirmed that this is indeed legal with Gabriel Salas, La Verne’s traffic officer, who emphasized that the cars have 200 feet to get into the bike lane to make the right turn and they must watch for bicyclists. If our reader has had three near-accidents over this, it’s likely that the drivers involved were not being careful or looking.Gary Ward of Temecula said the GPS navigation system in his car displays the posted speed limit of a street.
On this topic, here is an important piece of advice from California Highway Patrol Officer Dan Olivas of the CHP Inland Division: as a driver, you are responsible for driving the speed limit and you should not rely on your car’s navigation system or a GPS system to know what it is. Olivas said it’s best to pay attention to posted street signs. If you get a speeding ticket, you’ll be on the hook for it, not your GPS system.
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