Recent Streetsblog LA posts about Give Me 3

Tonight at 7pm: Joe Linton Discusses #IGive3Ft On KCRW’s Which Way L.A.?

By Joe Linton | Sep 17, 2014

If you haven’t gotten your fill of 3-foot law discussions, tune your radio to KCRW 89.9 F.M. tonight at 7pm. Which Way L.A.? will be hosting a discussion on the 3-foot passing law. I’ll be one of the experts, giving my opinion. We will provide a direct link to the interview in tomorrow’s “Today’s Headlines” post. It’s the […]

Event Promotes Awareness of CA 3-Foot Passing Bill In Effect Next Week

By Joe Linton | Sep 10, 2014 | 10 Comments

This morning, California legislators, law enforcement representatives, cycling advocates, and the Automobile Association of America (AAA) gathered to promote awareness of the state’s new 3-foot passing law. Long in the works, the Three Feet for Safety Act, A.B. 1371, goes into effect next Tuesday, September 16. As the campaign has shifted from passing the law […]

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Gov. Brown Finally Signs Bill Requiring Drivers to Give 3 Feet to Bike Riders

By Aaron Bialick | Sep 25, 2013

Looks like bicycle riders who get brushed by passing drivers can no longer call it getting “Jerry Browned.” Yesterday, the governor at last signed AB 1371, which will require drivers to provide at least three feet of leeway when passing people on bikes in California. It was the third time the legislature sent the bill […]

Will three times be the charm for the state’s latest attempt to create a three-foot passing law?

By Ted Rogers | Aug 27, 2013 | 5 Comments

Maybe the third time is the charm. Or it could be three strikes and you’re out. Only the veto pen on Governor Brown’s desk knows which way he’s leaning. And like the Corgi at his feet — and the governor himself — it isn’t talking. Yesterday, the state Senate approved AB 1371, the Three Feet for Safety […]

Take 3 for “Give Me 3.” Safe Passing Law Heads to Assembly Committee on Monday

By Damien Newton | Apr 19, 2013 | 3 Comments

The pomp and circumstance for the most recent effort to mandate a 3-feet passing distance for cars overtaking bicyclists is noticeably more quiet than the past two years. Whatever the reason, perhaps cyclists aren’t willing to get their hopes up again after Governor Jerry Brown’s two incoherent veto messages in 2012 and 2011, the statewide […]

Governor Shocks Cyclists with “Give Me 3” Rejection, Approves Bills Making Infrastructure Improvements Easier

By Damien Newton | Oct 1, 2012 | 19 Comments

(Note: It was a busy 72 hours in Sacramento this weekend. Streetsblog will split it’s coverage of Governor Jerry Brown’s signings and vetos into two separate stories, one pertaining to bicycles, and a second post for everything else.) For the second year in a row, California Governor Jerry Brown issued a last-minute veto of legislation mandating […]

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