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Three Foot for Safety“Three Foot Passing Ordinance”
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This ordinance provides a means to protect “vulnerable road users”
Why is this needed?
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Pedestrians (all forms) Physically disabled person Construction and maintenance workers Stranded motorist Equestrians Bicyclist or motorcyclist
Vulnerable road users include:
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Vulnerable road users are at greater risk than vehicle occupants.
Approximately 50 cyclists, 400 pedestrians
and 500 motorcyclists are killed every year in Texas.
Collisions from behind are the cause of 40% of all fatal crashes between a bicyclist and a motorist
Why is this needed?
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56 motorcycle collisions in 2013 39 in 2013
Wichita Falls
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As of June 2014, 24 States have 3 foot laws
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Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia,
Illinois, Kansas, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Minnesota, Mississippi, Nebraska, Nevada,
New Hampshire, Oklahoma, Tennessee, Virginia, Utah, West Virginia and Wisconsin
—and the District of Columbia Additionally, Pennsylvania restricts to 4 feet
These are the 24
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Was the most recent state to enact such a law when House Bill 4304 went into effect on June 3, 2014.
West Virginia
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22 Cities have enacted 3 foot ordinances
Alamo, Alton, Austin, Beaumont, Brownsville, Corpus Christi, Denton, Edinburg, El Paso, Fort Worth, Harlingen, Helotes, Houston, McAllen, Mission, New Braunfels, Palmhurst, Pharr, Plano, San Antonio, San Juan, and Weslaco.
Texas
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In 2009, after unanimously passing the Texas House and passing in the Senate by a vote of 25-5. Governor Rick Perry vetoed the bill on June 19, 2009. -
Texas
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Governor Perry stated in his veto declaration that the bill “contradicts much of the current statute and places the liability and responsibility on the operator of a motor vehicle”
In 2013, a new Texas Safe Passing Bill was filed and passed the transportation committees of both the House and the Senate, but not in time to reach the floor for a full vote.
Texas
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VULNERABLE ROAD USERS. (a) In this section, a Vulnerable Road User means: (1) a pedestrian, including a runner, physically disabled
person, child, skater, highway construction and maintenance worker, tow truck operator, utility worker, other worker with legitimate business in or near the road or right-of-way, or stranded motorist or passenger;
(2) a person on horseback; (3) a person operating equipment other than a motor
vehicle, including, but not limited to, a bicycle, handcycle, horse-driven conveyance, or unprotected farm equipment; or
(4) a person operating a motorcycle, moped, motor-driven cycle, or motor-assisted scooter.
Model Ordinance from Bike Texas
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(b) An operator of a motor vehicle passing a vulnerable road user operating on a highway or street shall:
(1) vacate the lane in which the vulnerable road user is located if the highway or street has two or more marked lanes running in the same direction; or
(2) pass the vulnerable road user at a safe distance.
Model Ordinance from Bike Texas
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(c) For the purpose of Subsection (b)(2), when road conditions allow, safe distance is at least:
(1) three feet if the operator’s vehicle is a passenger car or light truck; or
(2) six feet if the operator’s vehicle is a truck, other than a light truck, or a commercial motor vehicle as defined by Texas Transportation Code Section 522.003.
Model Ordinance from Bike Texas
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(d) An operator of a motor vehicle that is making a left turn at an intersection, including an intersection with an alley or private road or driveway, shall yield the right-of-way to a vulnerable road user who is approaching from the opposite direction and is in the intersection, or is in such proximity to the intersection as to be an immediate hazard.
Model Ordinance from Bike Texas
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(e) An operator of a motor vehicle may not overtake a vulnerable road user traveling in the same direction and subsequently make a right-hand turn in front of the vulnerable road user unless the operator is safely clear of the vulnerable road user, taking into account the speed at which the vulnerable road user is traveling and the braking requirements of the motor vehicle making the right-hand turn.
Model Ordinance from Bike Texas
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(f) An operator of a motor vehicle may not maneuver the vehicle in a manner that:
(1) is intended to cause intimidation or harassment to a vulnerable road user; or
(2) threatens a vulnerable road user.
Model Ordinance from Bike Texas
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(g) An operator of a motor vehicle shall exercise due care to avoid colliding with any vulnerable road user on a roadway or in an intersection of roadways.
Model Ordinance from Bike Texas
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(h) It is an affirmative defense to prosecution under this section that at the time of the offense the vulnerable road user was acting in violation of the law.
Model Ordinance from Bike Texas
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Ohio
Three Foot is the Standard
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Washington
Three Foot is the Standard
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Georgia
Three Foot is the Standard
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Virginia
Three Foot is the Standard
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California
Three Foot is the Standard
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Arizona
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Nevada
Three Foot is the Standard
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Kansas
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Tennessee
Three Foot is the Standard
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