HOW CLOSE IS TOO CLOSE, WHEN PASSING A BICYCLE RIDER ON THE HIGHWAY?   A NEW LAW JUST SIGNED BY GOVERNOR NATHAN DEAL MAKES THAT CLEAR… GIVE THEM 3-FEET OF SPACE. THE NEW LAW MEANS THAT MOTORISTS MUST CROSS THE YELLOW LINE, WHEN IT’S SAFE TO DO SO… AND GIVE THE CYCLIST A 3-FOOT SPACE WHEN PASSING.  VIOLATION IS A MISDEMEANOR PUNISHABLE BY FINES AND JAIL TIME.   GEORGIA IS NOW ONE OF 19 STATES WITH A 3-FOOT PASSING LAW FOR GOING AROUND BICYCLE RIDERS ON THE HIGHWAY

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