Originally Posted by
TiHabanero
In Michigan the passing law that went into effect earlier this year is 3 feet. When passing a person on a bicycle, give them no less than 3 feet clearance. When it passed I scoffed at it and remarked to my wife, "So what? Have these nitwits in government nothing more productive to do? Do they think this will change anything?"
On a 60 mile ride Sunday, only a handful of vehicles provided me the courtesy of 3 feet. Most just buzzed me without concern. Several squeezed me by passing at the same time an oncoming vehicle was going by, which naturally prompts them a little closer to the right shoulder of the road, right where the bicycle and I are traveling.
The more I have to deal with people, the more I dislike them. Rude and irresponsible, and they really don't give a crap.
My experience in NC is that the majority of drivers provide a decent passing margin though I have had my share of buzz passers (typically small cars or larger pick-up trucks). What I see more of is unsafe passing while approaching a blind curve or hill top.