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Bike Emory article: Sharing the Road
August 26, 2008
Source: Community Partnership Update/September 2008
 As the cost of gas reaches all-time highs, bicycling is gaining momentum nationwide as a way to commute. With the number of bicycles increasing on local streets, it is important for bicyclists and motorists to remember the rules of the road.
Motorists should be prepared to encounter bicyclists using the road. Bicycles are considered vehicles under Georgia traffic law.
Did You Know?
• In cases where the traffic lane is too narrow to safely share the road with another vehicle, it is safer for the bicyclist to move left and take the center of the lane, even if riding slower than traffic. When the lane becomes wide enough, the bicyclist can move back to the right allowing vehicles to pass.
• Bicycles are subject to the same traffic laws and have the same rights and responsibilities to the road as do motor vehicles.
• Riding in tandem, two bicyclists side-by-side, is legal under Georgia law.
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