But pedestrians can actually receive "jay walking" tickets too so it cannot be limited to motorized vehicles as far as the rules of the road go...

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>>That is the trouble - knowing all the laws you might be breaking :-) A local woman was ticketed recently for passing a stopped school bus - on her bicycle. Yes, we all understand that she could have injured a child with her bike. So could a jogger or another kid on a skateboard. Read the below link and see if you can tell what "the law" really is...
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>>http://www.nysgtsc.state.ny.us/opsafstp.htm
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>Hi Jim,
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>Really? Did she pay the fine? A bicycle is not defined as a "vehicle" since it is human powered:
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>  S 159. Vehicle.  Every device in, upon, or by which any person or
>property is or may be transported or drawn upon a highway, except
>devices moved by human power or used exclusively upon stationary rails
>or tracks.
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>http://caselaw.lp.findlaw.com/nycodes/c128/a3.html
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>- Brian