Comments on: Cyclists weigh in on bike safety bill https://newcastle-news.com/2009/03/06/cyclists-weigh-in-on-bike-safety-bill Newcastle News Mon, 14 Sep 2015 01:01:09 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=4.1.7 By: Joe Mizereck https://newcastle-news.com/2009/03/06/cyclists-weigh-in-on-bike-safety-bill/comment-page-1#comment-804 Fri, 06 Mar 2009 19:37:41 +0000 https://newcastle-news.com/?p=1012#comment-804 I am also an avid cyclist and understand my fellow cyclists’ concerns, but ask them to think about a 3 foot law as a tool in educating motorists about what is and is not a safe passing distance. I don’t think any of the fourteen “3 foot states” adopted the law for its enforcement value. All of them thought it would be a valuable educational tool that would provide a frame of reference for motorists to use when passing cyclists from the rear.

Look, the question is simple: can the law help reduce the number of cyclists being injured or worse, killed? If you think the answer is yes, then you know what to do.

I hope you make the right decision.

Joe Mizereck
joe@3feetplease.com

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