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Darron

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Registered: 2014-05-22

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Cyclist fights for right to ride in full lane, and wins

From Florida, http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nati … /22524631/

FORT MYERS, Fla. — For a decade, Guy Hackett has been commuting by bike from his Cape Coral home.

In that time, he's drifted from using the sidewalks to the full lane, where he feels safer, but some deputies don't like it.

In October, a Lee sheriff's corporal wrote him a ticket for "slow bike, fail to ride to right curb." Hackett had been riding in the full lane during his commute along Pondella Road in North Fort Myers.

"I looked at the conditions of the road to make a determination whether or not it would have been safe for the cyclist to be utilizing his bicycle to the far right of the right lane and I don't believe that would be safe for the bicyclist," [the judge] said. "I find Mr. Hackett not guilty."

The decision only saved him a $61.50 ticket, but it wasn't about that money.

"I know they don't like it," Hackett said, referring to deputies. "But I'm hoping they realize I'm doing everything legally."

Kudos for Mr. Hackett for standing his ground.