Notes From the Scrum: The thing you love can kill you
January 14, 2015
Velo News
[…] The front wheel popped out, and the tire ripped off as the violence of energy went from car to bike and human being. […] Imagine being cited for failing to move over while driving on an empty two-lane country road after being hit from behind. […]
**And yet, note that Colorado does have a law to protect bicyclists from passing cars – 3 foot buffer by law as well as some other 2009 protections and rules for car – bicyclist road behavior:
[…] The bill, signed publicly by Governor Bill Ritter on May 11 at a cycling event at Elephant Rock in which he participated, provides provisions for cyclists to ride two-
abreast, for passing motorists to cross the center line, and for cyclists to ride only as far to the right as is reasonable, so as to avoid hazards. Motorists are required to
leave a three-foot buffer when passing a cyclist, and threatening or careless driver behavior, including throwing projectiles at a cyclist, is designated as a misdemeanor. […]
source: September 2009 Cherry Creek Chronicle with permission from http://www.bicycleattorney.com/denver-bicycle-attorney-September-2009.pdf