that's right. the law does state that vehicles must pass slower vehicles on the
left. however, the pasadena rose bowl ride is not "slower vehicles". In fact,
police have clocked the riders to go as fast as mid-30mph where the speed limit
is 35/40mph. Because of this, not only is the pasadena rosebowl ride flowing so
smoothly that it is not blocking traffic, but it IS TRAFFIC!

Anthony So
University of Southern California
B.F.A. Theatre - Technical Direction
Minor in Construction Planning and Management
626. 353. 2738

----- Original Message -----
From: "R. Burrows" <bluerandonee@...>
Date: Wednesday, August 15, 2007 12:15 am
Subject: [bikepaths] Re: Fwd: [cyclists] [Fwd: Urgent Meeting Alert, Monday;
Pasadena City Council re
To: bikepaths@yahoogroups.com

> --- In bikepaths@yahoogroups.com, Dan Mick <dmick@...> wrote:
> >
> > Anthony So wrote:
> > > " (1) PELATON BICYCLISTS - ROSE BOWL
> > > Recommendation of Rose Bowl Operating Company: It is
> > > recommended that the City Council approve and direct
> the City
> > > Attorney's Office to prepare a City ordinance to
> prohibit bicyclists from
> > > riding more than two abreast on any public street in
> the City other than
> > > pursuant to a City permit issued for an event or
> activity, including the
> > > area around the Rose Bowl. "
> > >
> > > Regulations against the RoseBowl ride is one thing. But
> prohibiting cyclists from riding more than 2 abreast on any public
> street--unless permitted by a City-approved event??? I'm appalled.
> As long as cyclists take up no more than one lane of traffic, then
> cyclists should have the same rights as cars. However, rules of the
> road were established with the multi-ton metal vehicle in mind
> therefore, not all rules that apply to automobiles should be applied
> to cyclists in the same fashion.
> >
> > Actually, I was pretty sure it was prohibited to ride even two
> abreast on any
> > street (technically)....I'm surprised if it's not.
> >
>
>
> The city of Pasadena is really going to be unhappy when the pacelines
> of hundreds of cyclists stretch for miles taking up a whole traffic
> lane at two abreast. And don't forget that the law says vehicles must
> pass slower vehicles to the left so if there already two slower
> cyclists in the right lane the faster riders will have to take the
> left lane to pass.
>
> Rich
>
>