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Mississippi getting a 3 foot law?


That’s what we are hoping. I recently received an email from our states main advocacy group: Bike Walk Mississippi about a bill currently in motion.  In addition to mandating a 3ft minimum for motorists to pass, it also makes clear other issues which were previously a bit vague in our current transportation code.

My personal favorite section is this:

SECTION 7. Any person who maliciously and knowingly harasses, taunts, or throws an object at or in the direction of any person riding a bicycle shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction, shall be punished by a fine of One Hundred  Dollars ($100.00) for the first offense; a fine of Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00) for a second offense; and a fine of Two Thousand Five Hundred Dollars ($2,500.00) and imprisonment for seven (7) days in the county jail for the third offense.

This is great news for Mississippi.  It has passed both the House and Senate committees and will not make its way to the floor for voting.  I’ll be contacting my reps today in support!

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  • Karen Mogridge January 28th, 2010 at 1:23 pm #1

    Thanks for supporting the bill and for posting the information here! We still have a bit more work ahead of us and need everyone to contact their legislator AND sign our petition:

    http://www.ipetitions.com/petition/jpfbicyclesafety/

    Floor vote – here we come! It may be as early as next Tuesday – so contact them now!
    Karen Mogridge
    Bike Walk Mississippi

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