When may you drive in a bike lane?

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When may you drive in a bike lane?

You may enter a bike lane only for a brief, essential purpose: to prepare for a right turn within about 200 feet of an intersection, or to avoid a hazard in the bike lane. This keeps bicyclists safe by not lingering in the lane you aren’t riding in, and it lets you complete a turn or maneuver around an obstruction without forcing riders to veer into traffic. If you’re turning right, signal early, check for bicyclists, and move into the bike lane just before the turn, then merge back into traffic after the turn. If you encounter a hazard in the bike lane, you may briefly use the lane to avoid it, but return to the travel lane as soon as it’s safe. It is not a general travel lane, and you should not enter the bike lane to avoid pedestrians.

You may enter a bike lane only for a brief, essential purpose: to prepare for a right turn within about 200 feet of an intersection, or to avoid a hazard in the bike lane. This keeps bicyclists safe by not lingering in the lane you aren’t riding in, and it lets you complete a turn or maneuver around an obstruction without forcing riders to veer into traffic. If you’re turning right, signal early, check for bicyclists, and move into the bike lane just before the turn, then merge back into traffic after the turn. If you encounter a hazard in the bike lane, you may briefly use the lane to avoid it, but return to the travel lane as soon as it’s safe. It is not a general travel lane, and you should not enter the bike lane to avoid pedestrians.

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