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Old 07-06-11, 02:16 PM
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GA gets 3 foot law effective July 1

Georgia now has 3 foot passing law, passed under HB101.

I feel so much safer.

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Yeehaw! It has made no difference here in Colorado. FWIW
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Unfortunately there's already been at least one cyclist killed over the weekend. https://www.ajc.com/news/north-fulton/cops-douglasville-woman-struck-998502.html.
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We got the same law in South Carolina and it's only enforced after an accident happens.

BTW - I like how Georgia marks their bike routes, but then loathe how they put rumble strips in the shoulders of the marked bike routes.
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Originally Posted by GojiSube
Unfortunately there's already been at least one cyclist killed over the weekend. https://www.ajc.com/news/north-fulton/cops-douglasville-woman-struck-998502.html.
We got onein Charleston get killed riding on the shoulder on a bridge yesterday. Van swerved over, hit the cyclist, and knocked him completely off the bridge. The van at least didn't drive off after the collision. https://www.abcnews4.com/story/150365...s-death-drives
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Originally Posted by seeker333
georgia now has 3 foot passing law, passed under hb101.

I feel so much safer.

https://www.gwinnettdailypost.com/hom...ction=comments
Only 'taking the lane' will make a difference.

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