Ride raises money, awareness for bicycle safety
B' Spokes: Nice coverage of Larry's ride and some of our bike laws. I'll add the way I see it our biggest problem with our 3' foot law is that some are promoting it as "You have to allow 3 feet to pass, unless you can't,", like MDOT. :( Granted the law is poorly written and summaries from MDOT have been even worse but till it is challenged in the court or we get an Attorney Generals opinion no one can say it means that or something else. The majorly controversial 3rd exception where the "unless you can't comes from:
(iii) The highway on which the vehicle is being driven is not wide enough to lawfully pass the bicycle, EPAMD, or motor scooter at a distance of at least 3 feet.
My notes: It says highway not lane, that is the width of the whole roadway has to be less than 14'. And this does not say unlawful passing of cyclists is now lawful, safe passing is always required, 3 feet or otherwise, if you hit the cyclist while passing it wasn't a safe pass.
The article I am referring to: <a href="http://touch.baltimoresun.com/#section/-1/article/p2p-77417439/">http://touch.baltimoresun.com/#section/-1/article/p2p-77417439/</a>;
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