If you become a state trooper, youâll work to protect the safety of citizens throughout your state.
Itâs fine to wait in a bicycle lane to back up, to drive in a bike lane when passing a car that is waiting to go left, or to cross a bike lane when turning, Scheft said. Cyclists, in fact, often want motorists to move into a bike lane in advance of making a right turn.
Still, you shouldnât drive in a bicycle lane longer than is necessary. Since your car is wider than a bike lane, youâd be straddling lanes. âIf a vehicle was driving in a bike lane and unfairly blocking bicyclists, an officer could charge them with a marked lanes violation, a $100 fine,â Scheft said. If you were endangering a cyclist by driving in the bicycle lane, you could also be cited with illegally overtaking a vehicle.