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.
They can also serve as a refuge for cyclists on roads with faster-moving drivers. But as far as state law is concerned, marked bicycle lanes are still part of the road, which means that motorists can drive in them too, Scheft said.