Motorists must give bicyclists breathing room under new state law (LA Times)

[Gormy Cuss]

6. This law concerns passing. I'm trying to envision how the scenario you suggest could happen.

In what situation would a car be passing a bicyclist while the latter is in the process of running a red/stop sign?


I'm a well behaved cyclist too but I used to live in Boston and act like it. I've yelled at idiot cyclists -- most recently when one of them swung wide off of a sidewalk to enter the trail and ended up coming straight at me. Also yell at the ones who charge through crosswalks. Yelling at fellow travelers is a big no-no here but I can't shake my training.

I'm all for enforcement of egregious infractions by cyclists. I'd love to see rules-of-the-road training offered at every bike shop and bike vendor. I'm also really glad that this law passed. Most motorists give bicycles a wide berth but for various reasons others don't.