Question: I cycle along a rural road near Nanaimo on Vancouver Island. The road I am talking about has a 60 km/h speed limit and a marked one-metre wide shoulder on each side. On garbage pickup days, some people place their residential bins on the shoulder. When that occurs, cyclists are forced to move over into the roadway. Is this practice allowed?

Answer: I am familiar with this road as I travel it often. It is rare to find a vehicle that is not moving faster than the speed limit, which presents another risk to alternative transportation users like cyclists.

Let's start by looking at where a cyclist must ride. Section 183 (2) of the Motor Vehicle Act states a person operating a cycle must ride, as near as practical, on the right side of........

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