SAN DIEGO ORGANIZATIONS LAUNCH “I GIVE 3 FT” BICYCLE SAFETY AWARENESS CAMPAIGN
WHAT: The “Three-Feet-for-Safety Act” legally mandates
that California motorists give bicyclists at least three feet of space when
passing them on the road and also provides a way for law enforcement to enforce
safe passing. The San Diego County
Bicycle Coalition, the Automobile Club of Southern California, California Highway Patrol-Border Division and
San Diego Police Dept. will launch locally the “I GIVE 3 FT” safety awareness
campaign on Tuesday, Sept. 16, the day the law goes into effect. The traffic safety groups are urging
motorists to give bicyclists at least 3 feet clearance when passing.
Similar awareness campaigns are being launched by law
enforcement, cyclist groups and non-profits in other counties to get the word
out about the law.
SEE: Visual demonstrations including 3-ft
measurement tips and ride-a-long demos with passenger vehicles and bicyclists; Safety
tip cards being distributed to 200,000 motorists via AAA Roadside Assistance
statewide and
safety groups. I GIVE 3 FT
window clings affixed to AAA and other vehicles.
WHO:
- Assemblyman
Steven Bradford, author, 3 Feet for Safety Act
- CHP-Border
Division Chief Jim Abele
- San Diego
Police Chief Shelley Zimmerman
- San Diego
County Bicycle Coalition Executive Dir. Andy Hanshaw
- Auto Club Public
Affairs Specialist and Bicyclist Marianne Kim
WHEN: 10 a.m., Tuesday, Sept. 16, press
conference, b-roll and post-press conference interviews.
WHERE: Auto Club San Diego branch parking lot, 2440
Hotel Circle North, San Diego 92108. Branch telephone:
619-233-1000.
WHY: California’s new bike-passing law will go into
effect Sept. 16 and is designed to increase road safety and reduce
crashes by reminding motorists to give bicyclists more safe space while passing
on the road. Twenty-five other states
have similar laws.
Contact: Auto Club, Jeff Spring and Elaine
Beno, 714-885-2333
CHP Public Information
Officer Armando Garcia, 858-650-3669
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