Originally Posted by
TiHabanero
Nothing comes of it because there is no way to enforce it. Just a joke of a law to make some lobbyists feel good. Until the hearts of mankind are changed, we will live in turmoil at the edge of the road.
I was discussing this very issue with a local bike advocacy group leader - he said they are pushing our state (Minnesota) to require changing lanes to pass a person on bike. This makes it 'easily' enforceable and matches existing laws about passing emergency personal on the road.
There are ways to enforce the 3-foot law, but Austin is an exception going to this level of enforcement -
https://www.kxan.com/news/apd-using-...e-to-bicycles/