In article <bluvh.242$gj4.52@newssvr14.news.prodigy.net>, Dan Connelly <d_j_c_o_n_n_e_l@y_a_h_o_o_._c_o_m> wrote: >The reason it is a good law is it codifies a minimum standard for safe >passing, rather than relying on case-by-case judgments, at least in a >particularly egregious subset of passing incidents, those with clearly >less than a 3-foot margin. It would be better if it were speed and speed differential dependent. A bicyclist climbing a steep hill at 5-10mph might not appreciate a 3-foot pass by a car going 55mph, but probably wouldn't mind a car crawling by at 3mph less than 3-feet away while s/he is stationary in a traffic jam (though it is more likely that the bicyclist is passing the car in that thick a traffic jam). -- ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Timothy J. Lee Unsolicited bulk or commercial email is not welcome. No warranty of any kind is provided with this message.