I just found this website.  Has anyone been tracking this issue?
 
http://let-him-ride.com/

Terry, this needs to go to Texas Bicycle Coalition.  You can send it to mail@biketexas.org or the executive director is Robin Stallings--robin@biketexas.org.  They may be able to assist.

Quote from goatstick on Mar 10^th, 2010, 2:18pm:

 
Realllyyyy. And who is going to file this case??
 
Now being a PO and being a huge bicycling guy I am going to give you my opinion on this. If this guy is riding on a major stretch of highway and in one of the lanes then they have every right to stop him and wright him a ticket. I can not see it happening on the first or second offense or maybe in town but after many days and phone calls I can see this happening. I am all for bicycle rights and take the lane but sometimes you got  to use some common sense. How about I roll out on I20 and take the lane. I cannot imagine not being stopped and asked if I had lost my mind.  
 
Sec. 551.103. Operation on Roadway.  
   
(a) Except as provided by Subsection (b), a person operating a bicycle on a roadway who is moving slower than the other traffic on the roadway shall ride as near as practicable to the right curb or edge of the roadway, unless:  
   
(1) the person is passing another vehicle moving in the same direction;  
   
(2) the person is preparing to turn left at an intersection or onto a private road or driveway; or  
   
(3) a condition on or of the roadway, including a fixed or moving object, parked or moving vehicle, pedestrian, animal, or surface hazard prevents the person from safely riding next to the right curb or edge of the roadway.  
   
(4) the person is operating a bicycle in an outside lane that is:  
(A) less than 14 feet in width and does not have a designated bicycle lane adjacent to that lane; or  
(B) too narrow for a bicycle and a motor vehicle to safely travel side by side.
 
   
(b) A person operating a bicycle on a one-way roadway with two or more marked traffic lanes may ride as near as practicable to the left curb or edge of the roadway.  
   
(c) Persons operating bicycles on a roadway may ride two abreast. Persons riding two abreast on a laned roadway shall ride in a single lane. Persons riding two abreast may not impede the normal and reasonable flow of traffic on the roadway. Persons may not ride more than two abreast unless they are riding on a part of a roadway set aside for the exclusive operation of bicycles.  
   

Sec. 545.363.  MINIMUM SPEED REGULATIONS.  (a)  An operator may not drive so slowly as to impede the normal and reasonable movement of traffic, except when reduced speed is necessary for safe operation or in compliance with law.
 
(b)  When the Texas Transportation Commission, the Texas Turnpike Authority, the commissioners court of a county, or the governing body of a municipality, within the jurisdiction of each, as applicable, as specified in Sections 545.353 to 545.357, determines from the results of an engineering and traffic investigation that slow speeds on a part of a highway consistently impede the normal and reasonable movement of traffic, the commission, authority, county commissioners court, or governing body may determine and declare a minimum speed limit on the highway.
 
(c)  If appropriate signs are erected giving notice of a minimum speed limit adopted under this section, an operator may not drive a vehicle more slowly than that limit except as necessary for safe operation or in compliance with law.
 
 
 
Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.
 
 

Yeah but they say he is riding from Waxahachie to Ennis on 287. Can you imagine! That has some areas as bad as 114. Plus he may not be as fast as you are. LOL I commend the guy on not owning a car and have thought about commuting myself but not on a major stretch of highway and going out of my way to take a lane. Also look at the berm on the side of that rode it is huge and you know they are going to take the worst pic they can get.

Quote from kingjason on Mar 10^th, 2010, 2:52pm:

 
 Any *honest* cop most certainly should. If you don't, you are not an honest cop. Plain and simple. The law provides for if a cop doesn't know they are acting under the color of law. That is why there is the opportunity for you to be corrected on legal issues. So much for ignorance of the law, eh?
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*practicable*, not practical. All the difference in the world.
 
Cyclists have the Right to Travel on public roads. Motor vehicle drivers do not.
The cyclist who is riding has the legal right to determine what is *practicable*. Not the cop.

Oh and 8 years with my department and not one complaint from the public. 9 comendations, one life saving award. one medal of valor, one medal of merit and a couple of other awards. So to the "Honest Cop" jab you are beating the wrong bush. I worked retail and sales before I became law enforcement and treat people with plenty of respect. My wife calls me cop light.  
 
Sheeezzz playing devils advocate really gets some of you brewing. LOL

You are the one who showed the lack of faith in cops acting in an honest fashion. I was simply reminding what 'honest' entails. If you refuse to act in an honest manner given that opportunity, that's not me accusing you of anything. That would be what you do and who you are. Facts speak louder than words. BTW, the little lesson I mentioned was from a cop who I believe is an honest cop and is a legal expert on the matter.