TY - JOUR PY - 2018// TI - State safe bicycle passing laws JO - NCSL Legisbrief A1 - Shinkle, Douglas SP - 1 EP - 2 VL - 26 IS - 32 N2 - (1) There were 840 bicyclist traffic deaths in 2016 [in the USA], the highest amount since 1991. (2) According to the Insurance Institute of Highway Safety, 45 percent of fatal bicycle crashes between 2008 and 2012 involved a vehicle hitting the bicyclist from behind or the side while traveling in the same direction. (3) Thirty-two states have a law requiring a motorist to provide at least 3 feet of space when passing a bicyclist.

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