Thanks to Frank Babel and all the dedicated cycling enthusiasts who represent our safety on the road, and for bringing this to our attention. Here are a few very necessary reforms to the SC Cycling Laws. Quoted below are some new changes.
- “One of the most frustrating (and scary) problems we face is buzzing, where vehicles drive as close as possible to cyclists to threaten and terrify us.” The new law requires a “safe operating distance between the motor vehicle and a bicycle.”
- Verbal and physical projectiles out of cars are the worst kind of buzzing. Get the tag number, call the police, and file a criminal complaint against those drivers who “harass, taunt, or maliciously throw an object” at you.
- It’s Your Choice Where to Ride: new law says that you mostly have to stick to a bicycle lane (which is defined as paved lane, usually on the roadway, for the “preferential or exclusive use of bicyclists), but that you never have to choose an “adjacent recreational bicycle path.”
These are just a few of the recent changes, read more and find the rest HERE.
