Nevada's 3-foot bicycle passing measure becomes law
Nevada will become the 19th state on Saturday to require that motorists give bicyclists at least 3 feet of space when passing.Cyclists will celebrate the measure with the "3 Sweet Feet" bicycle ride between the Reno and Sparks city halls that day to draw attention to the new law.In addition, a "vulnerable users" law that smacks harsher penalties on motorists who cause injury to bicyclists or pedestrians also goes into effect on Saturday, Oct. 1.Three-foot laws were enacted earlier this year in Kansas and Georgia. Further, a 3-foot passing bill has been approved by the California ...Source: http://www.bikingbis.com/blog/_archives/2011/9/29/4909065.html
A dozen bicyclists are riding across the South to raise money for tornado relief in the cities of Joplin and Tuscaloosa.Those two cities were devastated by severe tornadoes that took the lives of 51 people in Tuscaloosa on April 27 and 162 in Joplin on May 22.The 12 on the Present: Hope Tour bicycle ride are aiming to raise $100,000 as they pedal ....