BATH
The Bath Bicycle and Pedestrian Committee and the Merrymeeting Wheelers Bicycle Club are working to educate the public about the state’s 3-foot law.
The law requires motorists to give bicyclists, skateboarders, inline skaters and others a minimum of 3 feet when passing.
The Bath contingent, in cooperation with the Bath Police Department, is collecting reports of 3-foot violations from bicyclists and others. The procedure now is that on a first offense, police will call the alleged offender and inform him or her of the law and issue a warning about the consequences of a second offense.
The MWBC is working to raise funds and has applied for a state Traffic Behavior Safety grant to erect signs notifying motorists of the law. This month, the Eveningstar Theatre is running a public service announcement produced by the Bicycle Coalition of Maine on the law.
Organizers say they are making these efforts in the interests of public safety, especially because Maine has many narrow, shoulderless roads.
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