Originally Posted by
Blue Belly
Having lived there & commuted by car & bicycle, I find that pretty rediculous. You can't get anywhere in a car, as it is. It's pretty one sided to say we would want this type of situation. If you can't handle a car carefully passing you at 24", you probably don't have the skills tone riding on that street to begin with.
The problem is that not everyone knows were the right side of their car is, pretty soon 24" turns into 12" or less, then a hit, and cyclists are not a piece of sheet that can be easily replaced in a body shop. There has to be a defining line on when to pass, and 3 foot will soon be it.
Locally, it amazes me on the number of vehicles with damaged right sides, the ones that really get my attention are vehicles that have tire doughnut marks burned deeply into their right sides.