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Originally Posted by 60North
Just to share information to all of us: The governor signed into law CS/SB 950 on bicycle and pedestrian safety.
Some of the bicycle provisions that all automobile and golf cart drivers need to know:
1) Providing that no-passing zones do not apply to motorists who safely and briefly drive to the left of center of the roadway to overtake a bicycle, provided that such a passing continues to give the cyclist the necessary three feet passing clearance. If a motorist cannot safely pass at a distance of 3 feet or more, the law clearly states they must wait until a safe moment to pass.
2) Requiring a vehicle making a right turn while overtaking and/or passing a cyclist to do so only if the cyclist is at least 20 feet from the intersection and at a distance that the driver of the vehicle may safely turn. [Trying to prevent what bicyclists refer to as a "right hook"]
3) Authorizing cyclists riding in groups, after coming to a full stop, to go through an intersection in groups of 10 or fewer. Motorists are now required to let one such group pass before proceeding. [This should allow for better traffic flow for all vehicles.]
4) Providing guidelines for riding a bicycle in a substandard width lane and authorizing cyclists to ride two abreast to avoid dangerous conditions. [This allows bicycle groups to shorten up the length of their group, making passing easier for faster motor vehicles]
5) Requires at least 25 questions in the test bank for the driver license test to address bicycle and pedestrian safety.
Hope this clarifies some misunderstandings that will inevitably occur.
Cheers!
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REALITY. Law is an attempt to deal with reality. To do that it assumes that people will know the law and follow it. We all know from life experience that is not so.
People, so typical read the posts on any thread. All are why I am right and everyone not me is wrong. Simply explains why the conflicts.