The Austin safe passing ordinance and texting while driving ban passed the City Council today on a unanimous vote in support of the measure. Motorists in Austin will now be required to provide at least three feet of passing space between them and cyclists and pedestrians. Today, the Austin City Council unanimously passed a resolution [...]
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Safe Passing Bill Clears Legislature, Heads to Governor for signature
BikeTexas is reporting that the Safe Passing Bill passed both the Texas House and Senate in the last 24 hours and is headed to the Governor’s desk for signature.
The final version of the Safe Passing Bill, SB 488, was passed yesterday by the Texas House. Today, the Senate voted on it, and overwhelmingly voted to [...]
Safe Passing Bill Passes in Texas Senate
The Bicycle Sport Shop blog is reporting that the Texas Senate passed the Safe Passing bill on a 28-2 vote. The bill requires driver to give 3 feet distance to cyclists when passing and has been the main legislative objective of BikeTexas this session. The bill had been stuck in committee due to long, drawn [...]
Wisconsin Fox News photojournalist and cyclist documents close calls with motorists
I came across this story from a Wisconsin Fox affiliate about one of their photojournalists who is a cyclists and decided to start video taping his rides so police would believe him when he claimed motorists were acting aggressively. He was successful in getting a motorist ticketed in one instance but had the police try to [...]
3 Feet Wide Jersey available online
I’m not usually much for dorky cycling jerseys, but when they call attention to a problem that needs fixing as well as possibly saving your life, I’m on-board. Enterprising cyclist, Joe Mizereck, is now selling a safety yellow jersey online with a huge statement calling for 3 feet of passing space from drivers.
It is offered [...]
