Who would be at fault (kind of long)?

[jhf4083]

My take on it is that the guy on the bike would be at fault. A bicycle has to follow all of the same rules of the road that a car does. If the bicyclist was passing cars on the right where it is not laned to do so he was in violation.

I was curious about other Officer's responses, but then, as pointed out, it varies from state to state. Not sure, but could anyone clarify if this is the case in Georgia? I've heard this is the case, but not 100% sure. In Athens, a popular place for bicyclists, I always had a problem of making a right hand turn after waiting for a light to turn green. While waiting, people on bikes would just ride past all the stopped cars all the way to the balk line, often on roads where there is no designated bike lane. Meanwhile, I"m the second or third car in line, light goes green, get to the intersection, start to turn, only to have a guy on a bike come out of my blind spot at the last second going straight and not turning.

Now, in Athens, every car with a bike rack has a bumper sticker that says, "Same Road, Same Rules" with a picture of a bike on it. Well, shouldn't the bikes have to yield to a car in front of them and drive in traffic like a car and not just passing every car on the right as they sit at red lights?

If someone on a motorcycle cannot pass me between my car and the curb, why would a bicycle be allowed to do so?