Comments on: Three Foot Rule http://ribike.org/2009/01/20/three-foot-rule Fri, 10 Sep 2010 12:03:42 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Alan Barta http://ribike.org/2009/01/20/three-foot-rule/comment-page-1#comment-10246 Alan Barta Wed, 11 Mar 2009 22:44:58 +0000 http://bikeprovidence.org/?p=369#comment-10246 I oppose this new 3-foot legislation. It's not only unenforceable, it will enrage motorists further and might even be used to restrict bicyclists from free use of the entire road to which they are entitled under law. I propose you back legislation to remove cell phones from motorists as they drive. You can't hold a heated argument with a demented talk show host while driving safely. Helmets don't save you? 95% of bicycling fatalities were riders who didn't wear helmets. Many accidents are made less severe because of them. More likely is that bad road infrastructure will force high risk situations, like where shoulder disappear. I oppose this new 3-foot legislation. It’s not only unenforceable, it will enrage motorists further and might even be used to restrict bicyclists from free use of the entire road to which they are entitled under law.

I propose you back legislation to remove cell phones from motorists as they drive. You can’t hold a heated argument with a demented talk show host while driving safely.

Helmets don’t save you? 95% of bicycling fatalities were riders who didn’t wear helmets. Many accidents are made less severe because of them. More likely is that bad road infrastructure will force high risk situations, like where shoulder disappear.

]]> By: Chia http://ribike.org/2009/01/20/three-foot-rule/comment-page-1#comment-10132 Chia Tue, 10 Mar 2009 11:12:30 +0000 http://bikeprovidence.org/?p=369#comment-10132 With the absence of Guidelines and Regulations is very little what can be done to avoid from getting hit by a car... Please, approve Frank's Law Plenty of cyclists are killed by cars even though they were wearing helmets. Ironically, if they had ridden without helmets, they might still be alive today. Don't fall for the myth that wearing a helmet is the first and last word in biking safety. In truth, an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure. Create RULES, REGULATIONS, GUIDELINES for cyclists and CAR DRIVERS AS WELL. Please, approve Frank's Law inmediatly !!! Thank you in advance... With the absence of Guidelines and Regulations is very little what can be done to avoid from getting hit by a car…

Please, approve Frank’s Law

Plenty of cyclists are killed by cars even though they were wearing helmets.

Ironically, if they had ridden without helmets, they might still be alive today.

Don’t fall for the myth that wearing a helmet is the first and last word in biking safety. In truth, an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.

Create RULES, REGULATIONS, GUIDELINES for cyclists and CAR DRIVERS AS WELL.

Please, approve Frank’s Law inmediatly !!!

Thank you in advance…

]]> By: Bike Providence » H5074 - The Three Foot Rule http://ribike.org/2009/01/20/three-foot-rule/comment-page-1#comment-7227 Bike Providence » H5074 - The Three Foot Rule Fri, 06 Feb 2009 03:32:39 +0000 http://bikeprovidence.org/?p=369#comment-7227 [...] had a really lively discussion at tonight’s advocacy meeting about the Three Foot Rule slated to be considered by the RI General Assembly sometime soon.  During the meeting, it was [...] [...] had a really lively discussion at tonight’s advocacy meeting about the Three Foot Rule slated to be considered by the RI General Assembly sometime soon.  During the meeting, it was [...]

]]> By: Eric http://ribike.org/2009/01/20/three-foot-rule/comment-page-1#comment-6372 Eric Thu, 22 Jan 2009 19:39:59 +0000 http://bikeprovidence.org/?p=369#comment-6372 Deval Patrick just signed a safe passing bill into Massachusetts law, as part of a larger bicyclist safety bill... I hope we can do the same this session. The Massachusetts law would be a good place for us to start. http://www.massbike.org/bikebill/index.htm Deval Patrick just signed a safe passing bill into Massachusetts law, as part of a larger bicyclist safety bill… I hope we can do the same this session. The Massachusetts law would be a good place for us to start.

http://www.massbike.org/bikebill/index.htm

]]> By: Mark Dieterich http://ribike.org/2009/01/20/three-foot-rule/comment-page-1#comment-6316 Mark Dieterich Wed, 21 Jan 2009 13:26:15 +0000 http://bikeprovidence.org/?p=369#comment-6316 You can follow the <a href="http://dirac.rilin.state.ri.us/BillStatus/WebClass1.ASP?WCI=Index&WCE=callBillStatus&WCU&" rel="nofollow">status of this bill online</a>. You'll need to enter <strong>5074</strong> in the bills field. Currently, the bill has been referred to the House Judiciary and has no hearing date scheduled. You can follow the status of this bill online. You’ll need to enter 5074 in the bills field. Currently, the bill has been referred to the House Judiciary and has no hearing date scheduled.

]]> By: Bike-To-Brown » Blog Archive » Three Foot Rule http://ribike.org/2009/01/20/three-foot-rule/comment-page-1#comment-6244 Bike-To-Brown » Blog Archive » Three Foot Rule Tue, 20 Jan 2009 14:50:41 +0000 http://bikeprovidence.org/?p=369#comment-6244 [...] motorists to keep “a 3 foot passing distance when passing a bicycle”.  You can read the entire changes on the Providence Bicycle Coalition [...] [...] motorists to keep “a 3 foot passing distance when passing a bicycle”.  You can read the entire changes on the Providence Bicycle Coalition [...]

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