Virginia's Proposed Bicycle Safety Act Puts the Onus on Drivers
Three-foot passing rules are safe. Requiring drivers to change lanes to pass people on bikes are even safer.
January 25, 2021, 6am PST | James Brasuell |
Wyatt Gordon reports on the Bicycle Safety Act, recently proposed in the Virginia General Assembly.
The Bicycle Safety Act, HB2262 and SB1263, "would require drivers to fully change lanes to pass people biking, allow cyclists to ride two abreast in a lane, and permit people on bicycles to treat stop signs as yield signs," according to Gordon.
The bill has already made progress, advancing out of the Senate Transportation committee earlier this month. According to Gordon, the new Bicycle Safety Act would build on the safety improvements of the hands-free law approved by the General Assembly in 2020.