Passing Bicycles and Workers
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 14-232 — at least three feet when passing a bicycle, a scooter, a garbage truck or a mail carrier
A driver overtaking another vehicle passes on the left at a safe distance and does not move back right until safely clear. The driver being passed gives way to the right and does not speed up until passed.
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- A safe distance is not less than three feet when passing a person on a bicycle, an electric bicycle or an electric scooter.
- The same goes for a garbage or recycling truck, a tank vehicle, a mail vehicle, an express delivery vehicle, or a farm tractor.
- No one crosses to the left of center to pass unless the left side is clearly visible and free of oncoming traffic long enough to finish safely.
Sources for this section (1)
- Conn. Gen. Stat. § 14-232 — Passing
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