Oregon just made its passing law much safer for cyclists
Drivers will be required to slow down before passing and be confident they can cross the centerline to do so.
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Oregon Senate bill seeks to strengthen bicycle passing law
Indecision about passing can lead to anger and bad choices. This bill looks to prevent that.
Get Legal with Ray Thomas: Oregon’s ‘Safe Passing’ law explained
Bike lawyer Ray Thomas breaks down Oregon’s “safe passing law” in this final installment of our three-part series.
Get Legal with Ray Thomas: Passing around centerline myths and riding ‘two-up’
This is part two of our three-part series on Oregon’s passing laws written by our legal correspondent Ray Thomas.
Forum will discuss passing law, Skyline Blvd traffic safety issues
Traffic on Skyline Blvd.(Photo © J. Maus) Residents around Skyline Blvd have scheduled a community forum next month to discuss road safety issues. Hostilities between road users on narrow, winding rural roads like Skyline (and its many offshoots) got a lot of attention back in August when a local email list lit up with allegations … Read more
Washington’s proposed safe passing law; and how it differs from ours
This year, Washington State lawmakers will consider a new safe passing law. The bill, House Bill 1018 (PDF), is just one part of what’s been dubbed as the “Mutual Responsibility Bill.” It appears to have support from both sides of the aisle (in total, eight democrats and three republicans support it) and seems to stand … Read more
Safe passing law debate begins
[A road in North Plains.] Yesterday, the BTA’s Senate Bill 299 — which includes a provision about requiring a minimum three-foot passing distance — got its first debate on the floor of the Judiciary Committee in Salem. A reporter from the Associated Press was there and filed a report that was picked up by the … Read more