[justinreeves]

> So I should be able to ride my bike on the highway.

You can't drive a car at 20mph on the highway either.

[minikomi]

OK less extreme.. I should be able to ride in the middle of the road, and only overtaken where it's safe as indicated by a broken-line.

[shkkmo]

Umm... you can. You are welcome to ride in the middle of your lane and you should only be passed where legally allowed.

[shkkmo]

You can't ride a bike on a highway at any speed.

Edit: To be clear, I intending to point out the ridiculousness of this language:

> exact same laws as vehicles. No exceptions.

[cag_ii]

There are vehicles which are not permitted on the highway.

[shkkmo]

Which is why I think it is silly to insist that bicyclists for the EXACT same rules of the road as drivers with NO EXCEPTIONS.

There are different rules of the road for Semis, for cars pulling trailers, for motorcycles, for tractors, for public transit.