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From the 80th Legislature
SB 248
Safe Bicycle Passing Bill
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3 feet for cars and 6 feet for trucks?
by MEGABITE on Jan 23, 2007 7:11:13
I guess they want to cause more head on collisions since drivers
will be way over in the other person's lane?
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Summary
Requires a motorist to give at least three feet of clearance when passing a bicyclist and requires a commercial vehicle to give at least six feet of clearance when passing a bicyclist.Background
An average of 50 cyclists a year are killed on Texas roads, about 20 of whom are hit from behind by vehicles traveling the same direction./2/A motorist who hits a cyclist from behind often avoids liabilty by claiming “the bicyclist swerved into me." As cyclists are unlikely to swerve more than three feet, this bill helps establish liability for cyclists hit by drivers from behind./1/
Political Context
Similar language failed the senate by 4 votes in the 2005 legislative session. Sen. Staples headed the opposition./3/ This bill will be heard in Transportation & Homeland Security Wednesday, Feb 14th, 2007.Additional Links
/1/Texas Bicycle Coalition "2007 Legislation: Safe Passing Bill"/2/ Simnacher, Joe "Cyclists seek safety, justice through bill" The Dallas Morning News 1/9/07
/3/ Mottola, Daniel. "Bike legislation has cyclists' safety in mind" 5/20/2005
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