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Scott en Aztlán wrote:
> http://www.pioneerlocal.com/evanston/news/426993,ev-bicyclelaw-061407-s1.article
>
> Bike law awaits governor
>
> June 14, 2007
> By JOHN ROSZKOWSKI Staff Writer
>
> Dennis Mumm has painful memories of the day when he was knocked to the
> ground and injured while riding his bicycle along a roadway.
>
> In April 2003, Mumm was riding his bicycle down a hill when he was
> struck by a vehicle from behind and fell off of his bicycle onto the
> pavement. He suffered five broken ribs, a punctured lung and a
> concussion in the accident. It took him several months to recover from
> his injuries.
>
> Despite the accident, Mumm remains an avid cyclist and is glad to hear
> about new state legislation awaiting the governor's signature that
> would require motorists to give at least 3-foot clearance when passing
> a bicycle on the roadway.
>
> "I think it's something that's long overdue," Mumm said. "It better
> defines the rights of cyclists. I think it makes motorists more aware
> that they do have to share the road and give cyclists a portion of the
> road."
>
> The legislation, Senate Bill 80, easily passed both Houses of the
> Illinois General Assembly, and if signed into law by Gov. Rod
> Blagojevich, would take effect Jan. 1. Blagojevich spokesman Gerardo
> Cardenas said the governor's office is currently reviewing the
> legislation.
>
> State Rep. Elaine Nekritz, D-57th, of Northbrook, the chief sponsor of
> the bill in the House, sees it primarily as a safety issue to prevent
> cycling accidents and deaths. She said the previous state law has been
> somewhat vague, only requiring motorists to provide "a safe distance"
> when passing bicycles on the road.
>
> "This will give drivers a better sense of what a safe distance is when
> it's clear that it's 3 feet," said Nekritz. "Bicyclists are just like
> any other slow moving vehicles. It's the responsibility of the
> motorists to give them room."
I like this but it's probably unenforceable. How ya gonna prove it was 3
feet? Well - if the car hits the cyclist i guess that would prove it,
but otherwise who's to say.
> http://www.pioneerlocal.com/evanston/news/426993,ev-bicyclelaw-061407-s1.article
>
> Bike law awaits governor
>
> June 14, 2007
> By JOHN ROSZKOWSKI Staff Writer
>
> Dennis Mumm has painful memories of the day when he was knocked to the
> ground and injured while riding his bicycle along a roadway.
>
> In April 2003, Mumm was riding his bicycle down a hill when he was
> struck by a vehicle from behind and fell off of his bicycle onto the
> pavement. He suffered five broken ribs, a punctured lung and a
> concussion in the accident. It took him several months to recover from
> his injuries.
>
> Despite the accident, Mumm remains an avid cyclist and is glad to hear
> about new state legislation awaiting the governor's signature that
> would require motorists to give at least 3-foot clearance when passing
> a bicycle on the roadway.
>
> "I think it's something that's long overdue," Mumm said. "It better
> defines the rights of cyclists. I think it makes motorists more aware
> that they do have to share the road and give cyclists a portion of the
> road."
>
> The legislation, Senate Bill 80, easily passed both Houses of the
> Illinois General Assembly, and if signed into law by Gov. Rod
> Blagojevich, would take effect Jan. 1. Blagojevich spokesman Gerardo
> Cardenas said the governor's office is currently reviewing the
> legislation.
>
> State Rep. Elaine Nekritz, D-57th, of Northbrook, the chief sponsor of
> the bill in the House, sees it primarily as a safety issue to prevent
> cycling accidents and deaths. She said the previous state law has been
> somewhat vague, only requiring motorists to provide "a safe distance"
> when passing bicycles on the road.
>
> "This will give drivers a better sense of what a safe distance is when
> it's clear that it's 3 feet," said Nekritz. "Bicyclists are just like
> any other slow moving vehicles. It's the responsibility of the
> motorists to give them room."
I like this but it's probably unenforceable. How ya gonna prove it was 3
feet? Well - if the car hits the cyclist i guess that would prove it,
but otherwise who's to say.