but there exceptions that say they can ride two abreast if there is not enough room for them to do so safely. On roads with narrow lanes if they ride near the shoulder a lot cars will pass them with only inches to spare at very high speeds. Some riders don't consider that practical so they "take the lane".

The world highway is a bit ambiguous. We have roads designated highways that really are not any different then the other roads around them. Calling it a highway has more to do with who owns the road then anything else. The farm to market roads he is talking about is simply a state funded road designed to interconnect areas. They tend to more along the line of major roads then highways but they can be very busy. The local government can get bikes banned from them if the want, Austin is proud of the fact that they are considered a top cycling city so they tend to not ban them.

Bicycling has become very popular in Texas over the last few decades and it is growing rapidly. The bikes have a right to use the roads even if it does on occasion inconvenience people in motorized vehicles. The laws on cycling tend to have a large judgment factor in them and there is a bit of a war going on over the issue. Most of the drivers and most of the cyclist try and make it work but there are some on both sides who fairly militant about it. There are riders who intentionally crowd bikes and riders who refuse to move over now matter how much they block traffic. I side with the bikes for the most part if no other reason then they are the ones getting killed.