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2024-09-26 15:55:22 UTC - MISINFORMED_OR_POTENTIALLY_MISLEADING

As vehicles, bikes are legally entitled to ridden on the road. There is no evidence in this clip that they were blocking the road, they were simply using it. The driver’s actions of deliberately spraying other road users are illegal in many places. https://bikeleague.org/bike-laws/traffic-laws/#:~:text=In%20all%2050%20states%2C%20people,as%20you%20would%20any%20vehicle.&text=Everyone%20on%20the%20road%20is,and%20the%20space%20in%20front. https://www.slatergordon.co.uk/newsroom/is-it-illegal-to-splash-someone-with-my-car/

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• As vehicles, bikes are legally entitled to ridden on the road. There is no evidence in this clip that they were blocking the road, they were simply using it. The driver’s actions of deliberately spraying other road users are illegal in many places. https://bikeleague.org/bike-laws/traffic-laws/#:~:text=In%20all%2050%20states%2C%20people,as%20you%20would%20any%20vehicle.&text=Everyone%20on%20the%20road%20is,and%20the%20space%20in%20front. https://www.slatergordon.co.uk/newsroom/is-it-illegal-to-splash-someone-with-my-car/