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Originally Posted by choneofakind
They are a vehicle. Legally, if there's no specific bicycle lane or even just a white line painted on the road, the cyclist is just supposed to stay right and allow faster traffic to pass. They are considered slow traffic. Same as a slow car.
So yes, bicycles have as much right to a public roadway as any car, motorcycle, pickup, semi, or tractor.
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They are also moving at what appears to be 5mph or slower when they were hit on a 20-25mph road. You wouldn't coast around a blind turn 15 miles under the speed limit in a car, motorcycle, pickup, semi, or tractor. So they are breaking the law in California, just like the motorcyclist who was most likely speeding and driving recklessly without proper control over his vehicle. Both at fault.