Old 09-11-10, 09:52 AM
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Originally Posted by geo8rge
On google maps both the highway and the main st through Black Hawk look narrow. The law does not seem to allow discretion of common sense, it just says 3 ft or your busted. That is the problem with a 3 ft rule, it applies even when not necessary.
How do cars pass other cars on this narrow highway and main street? Do they not ever do that? A car is far wider than a cyclist (with a 3 foot rule) and yet motorists do seem to pass motorists quite handily. Is it really so freakin' difficult for a motorist to apply the same passing techniques when they desire to pass a cyclist? I mean com'on...
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