Texas closer to requiring 3-foot gap to pass cyclists
Looks like 3 feet
Texas is getting closer to joining a handful of states that require motorists to give bicyclists at least a 3-foot gap when they pass.
The Texas Senate tentatively approved a bill on Tuesday that not only requires the 3-foot gap on two-lane roads, but yielding a full lane to bicycles on four-lane roads.
But just to put cyclists back in their place, the senators also approved an amendment that eliminated the mandatory passing distance requirement on two-lane roads without paved shoulders, because -- as Republican Sen. Kim Brimer is quoted -- "Bicyclists don't belong on those roads." ...
