Ever wonder how you get a traffic ticket when you don’t even own a car? Just ask USF student Brad Marcel who received a traffic citation for riding his bicycle in the middle of what he deemed a narrow road. He was stopped by a Tampa police officer who didn’t see things the same way and cited the bicyclist for impeding traffic.
Marcel rides his bike all over Tampa including an 11-mile ride from his house to his job in South Tampa. According to the law Marcel was not impeding traffic for riding in the middle of the road if the road isn’t wide enough for a bike and a car according to the story on TBO.com. The officer felt there was plenty of room for Marcel to ride on the right hand side and issued him a $50 ticket.
