Twenty-one other states already have laws that specify a minimum passing distance for drivers passing bicyclists. Tell your Senator why California should be the next state to enact this common-sense reform.
The vote is tomorrow, so
use this online form to indicate that you would like your senator to vote YES on the bill.
Here's more info on the context of the bill. Governor Jerry Brown vetoed the previous 3 foot bill which was passed by Senate, but it is back with the support of CA Bike Coalition and the author of the bill is Long Beach Senator Lowenthal.
UPDATE 5-25-12
Senate votes 27-6 to approve SB 1464!!!
The 27 votes cast in favor of the bill came from such longtime allies
for bicycling as Senators Mark Leno of San Francisco, Michael Rubio of
Bakersfield, Mark DeSaulnier of Walnut Creek, Fran Pavley of the
Westside of Los Angeles, and, of course, Alan Lowenthal of Long Beach.
Six Republican Senators were among those who voted for the bill,
including Senators Tom Berryhill of Fresno, Sam Blakeslee of the Central
Coast, Anthony Cannella of the northern San Joaquin Valley, Bill
Emmerson of Riverside County, Ted Gaines of the northern Sierras and
Sacramento’s eastern suburbs, and Doug La Malfa, whose North State
district stretches from Del Norte County to Nevada County.
Some 2,200 Californians contacted their Senators in the past week to
urge a yes vote for SB 1464, a huge response for most legislation and
nearly unprecedented for bike-related legislation. We’re grateful to our
allies at TransForm
for sharing its online advocacy resources that helped make this
response possible. And we’re especially grateful to all the Californians
who contacted their Senators about the bill.
The bill goes next into the Assembly, where we expect it to be heard
in the Assembly Transportation Committee later next month.
-- from California Bicycle Coalition (
source)
