Kevin Hedahl

I would imagine they are required to get a permit, but never do. ODOT and
cities within Oregon define bike lanes as official vehicle lanes for the use
of bikes (and motorized wheelchairs.) As such, they should be required to
get a permit, exactly the same as required for a car lane. I doubt this has
been pushed in court, though.

I've had pretty good luck approaching the work supervisor or calling the
company and explaining to them that they likely have liability for forcing a
bicyclists into traffic. Usually the thought never crossed their minds.

/kevin

On Tue, Jul 1, 2008 at 11:49 AM, Ken Finch wrote:

> If those signs are actually on a State or Federal Highway, they should be
> there only with a permit from ODOT. I would make an inquiry or complaint
> with the district ODOT office. I'm not sure where that is but a few minutes
> on the internet ought to lead you there.
>
> Ken Finch
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Ken Finch

If those signs are actually on a State or Federal Highway, they should be there only with a permit from ODOT. I would make an inquiry or complaint with the district ODOT office. I'm not sure where that is but a few minutes on the internet ought to lead you there.

Ken Finch

Jean Wendling

Does anyone know the legality of contractors putting road work signs in
designated bike lanes? These are private contractors not DOT people.
They have been doing this along highway 101 north of Florence forcing
cyclists out into the main highway with 55-60 mile-an-hour traffic. If
they could move them over a few feet it would leave enough room to allow
a cyclist to get by and stay in the bike lane. The drivers have been
very courteous about moving over to allow us thru. We do have people
riding the coast this time of year which poses a hazard for them also.