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Mark Lane: Florida Senate clears bill to help stop cars from buzzing bikes Mark Lane, The Daytona Beach News-Journal One of the least-noticed traffic laws on the highway is the one that says that when passing a bicycle, a driver must stay at least 3 feet away from a bicycle. I can personally vouch for cars routinely passing me so close I can feel myself pulled into their airflow. A scary feeling. Getting hit from behind is something every cyclist worries about. It s a danger you can t see coming. Even very practiced riders. Volusia County Sheriff Mike Chitwood was knocked off his bike last month by a car passing so close the passenger-side rearview mirror hit him in the back. (The driver told police she was looking at her phone, shopping online and didn t notice the sheriff.) ....
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Never forget that Lewisville was almost born at a picnic on the edge of Paynes Prairie. William Lewis was an influential Hog Town planter with a bit of an ego. And so, when Alachua County residents gathered for a picnic, on Sept. 6, 1853, to decide what to name a proposed new town and whether it should become the new county seat Lewis was pitched a deal by fellow grower James B. Bailey. Support the new town and “we’ll call it Lewisville,” Bailey promised. But if it becomes the new county seat “we’ll call it Gainesville.” This in honor of Edmund Gaines, the American general who captured Aaron Burr (but who, ironically, couldn’t beat the Seminoles, which is probably why we never named the stadium after him). ....
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The Gainesville Sun Education campaign needed Poor roadway design, careless and reckless operation of vehicles, and inadequate law enforcement all contribute to avoidable pedestrian and cyclist deaths and injuries. During this blame game, rarely do we read about the personal responsibility of pedestrians and bicyclists who routinely ignore traffic signals, crosswalks and rights-of-way. With the advent of the ubiquitous cell phone, social distractions have reached an all-time high. Walking and bicycling at night is loaded with additional risk. After dark, wearing a reflective item of clothing could make pedestrians/bicyclists far more visible to drivers. How many people do this? ....