Thanks to all those bicyclists who are heading to Olympia today for Transportation Advocacy Day.
One bicycle-friendly Senate bill that’s on tap for a hearing Tuesday would make it legal for motorists to cross over a double-yellow line to give safe passage to bicyclists or pedestrians. The bill defines safe passage as a 3-foot gap.
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Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2013/02/12/safe-passing-bill-hearing-in-olympia-today-supports-bicycling/
California Gov. Edmund G. Brown Jr. vetoed a bill for the second time on Friday that would require motorists give bicyclists a 3-foot gap when passing.
This time, Brown objected to a provision that allows motorists to cross a double-yellow line if there’s no room to give 3 feet of space.
Currently, there are 21 states that require drivers to give bicyclists and pedestrians a gap of 3 or more feet when passing (Pennsylvania is 4 feet). …
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2012/09/28/california-governor-rejects-3-foot-bill-for-second-time-applauds-effort-bicycle-safety/
For the second time in as many years, a California law requiring motorists to give bicyclists 3 feet of space when passing is sitting on the governor’s desk.
Gov. Jerry Brown, noting objections, rejected the bill last year. The state bicycle advocates pushed the bill through again in 2012 with some changes that they hope …
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2012/09/06/california-bicyclists-await-governors-signature-3-foot-bill/
The California state Senate voted in favor of a bill on Friday that was written to require motorists to give bicycle riders a 3-foot gap when passing.
If approved by the Assembly and signed by the governor, California would become the 21st state with a 3-foot buffer law on the books (see “20 states motorists …
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2012/05/25/california-3-foot-law-watered-down-before-approved-by-senate/
The Nebraska legislature has sent a bill that requires motorists to give bicyclists 3 feet of clearance when passing to Gov. Dave Heineman for his signature.
Unlike the struggle similar bills face in some states, the bicycle safety bill has been in the fast lane in Nebraska. It was introduced by Sen. Tom Hansen in January and unanimously approved and forwarded last week.
The governor’s signature would make Nebraska the 21st state to enact a safe passing law of 3 feet or greater. ….
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2012/04/10/nebraska-3-foot-passing-bill-on-governors-desk/
The struggle to pass a law in California that requires motorists to give bicycles 3 feet of space when passing won't die.
A state senator from Long Beach on Friday submitted SB 1464 to the state legislature. It makes it illegal for the driver of a motor vehicle to overtake a bicycle traveling in the same direction “at a distance of less than three feet… “
So far, 20 states nationwide require that motorists give bicyclists at least a 3-foot margin when passing.
This is the third 3-foot passing bill introduced in the California …
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2012/02/27/another-attempt-for-3-foot-passing-law-in-california/
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