Q: What are the rules on what bike lanes can be used for? I’ve scoured state and local codes and can find no mention of this. Surely, they are reserved at least to some degree for bikes.
A: Obviously, you can’t drive in a bike lane, right? That would defeat the whole point of having them. But where does the law say that? You’d think there would be a law in the traffic code that says, “Don’t drive in the bike lanes.” If there is, I couldn’t find it. But it must be on the books somewhere, because the Washington Driver Guide says it’s not allowed: “Do not drive in a bicycle lane except when making a turn or when you need to cross the bicycle lane to park near the curb.”
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