Originally Posted by noisebeam
So it otherwords its not a big deal to hit and kill or maim a cyclist if they are not using a bike lane when present or if cyclist is riding on a street with no bike lane, but a MUP parallels. Considering I leave the BL for left turns and for going straight thru intersections...
Al
Regarding Arizona's law (28-735) -- to add even more confusion, the actual 3 foot requirement (section A) is absolute, that is to say it has nothing to do with whether/not there is a bike lane.
The "Bike lane exclusion", section C, only negates the extra penalties which are meted out in section B, and only apply to death/serious injury.
A motorist can theoretically get a regular traffic citation for 28-735(A) for "buzzing" a cyclist. Any application of this law is exceedingly rare...
AFAIK twice in 5 years, both involving fatalities.
I have collected up a bunch of stuff about it
here