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I try and follow and otherwise keep up with what is happening across the country as pertains to bicycling road use "advocacy"
I support and maintain memberships in a number of bicyclist's advocacy groups; my favorite is my "home state's" group, Maine's BCM
...........from a bicycling friendly state prospective, they (Maine) claim to be nationally 3rd!
Three (3) foot passing rules have been a popular item nationally over the past year; ostensible lack of enforcement thereof in many cases has been more of a bitching exercise than anything else
In the Summer 2009 issue of the the "Maine Cyclist", BCM's newsletter, the below is reported; knot only a traffic citation for the three foot violation butt a criminal complaint of "endangerment"
“Brunswick Police Cite Motorist for 'Three-Foot" Violation
Brunswick police may have issued the state's first citation under a state law that requires motorists to give three feet of clearance when passing bicyclists. The motorist allegedly passed two bicyclists on the afternoon of April 12 on Maine Street in Brunswick and struck one of them in the arm with his sports utility vehicle, then stopped and told them they shouldn't be in the road.
The bicyclists reported the incident to police. The motorist received a $137 traffic ticket for failure to use due care when passing a bicyclist, said Lt. Mark Waltz of the Brunswick Police Department. That is a violation also known as the "three-foot law." Waltz said police also charged the motorist with driving to endanger, a criminal offense.”
BCM Summer 2009 Newsletter, p.6
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Chuck Davis
OK Velo (Okvelo@...)
Tulsa, OK
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