Kudos to Oklahoma... :)

[jeannierides]

I'm not in Oklahoma, but hopefully other states will catch on... This is the latest Roadbike Rider...
"---Let's go national! Oklahoma Governor Brad Henry has signed a bill into law making it a finable offense for a driver to pass a cyclist closer than three feet. Oklahoma is believed to be only the third state to have a safe-passing law. It also simplifies what a bicycle is, clarifies where cyclists should ride on the road, removes a requirement that cyclists ride on sidewalks, and establishes fines if a motorist hits a cyclist. Credit for this advancement in cyclists' rights goes to the Oklahoma Bicycle Coalition."

[KnottedYet]

Yessssss! did the article mention what the other 2 states are?

(I could go look it up.... jeez, I'm lazy!)

[yellow]

One of them is Utah. Don't know what the other is. It's still new here and largely ignored.

[btchance]

Ooohh, I wanna move back. That's suprising, actually, because compared to Alabama, Oklahoma has a lot less cyclists. But hey, finally a reason to be proud to be from there. Now if we can just get this into other states.

I knew Brad Henry was good for something :D

[CorsairMac]

I was so excited when I read that - I told one of my buddies here and it sparked a very - ummmmmm - heated discussion about bikers being on the road in the first place (he is Not a bikie!).

With New Mexico, especially Albuquerque becoming more and more bike-friendly, I could only hope our state passes a law like that also!

[jeannierides]

Yes, I would love it if Virginia would do that as well, but we're a long way from being there. My SO and I almost got clipped twice a few days ago - and not because they couldn't see us! :eek:

[texas_emily]

A similar bill was proposed in Texas last year, but the state legislature didn't approve it. Maybe someday....