content: The law treats bicycles as vehicles when it comes to traffic law. In most places. They are not constrained to streets with bike lanes. Given the tendency for people passing to aggressively pass as close as possible (and passing a vehicle in the same lane is illegal anyway), it is often safer to ride in the middle, as is the bicyclist's right. They dont have to demand to be treated as cars. Thats what the law says. Maybe youre the lawless one.