Summary: Florida has a “3 foot” passing law which defines the safe passing distance as “not less than three feet”. Like many states, Florida’s law also includes “other nonmotorized vehicles” in the passing law.
For details, search with the following keywords: “Florida Statute 316.083.”
From FindLaw.com:
https://codes.findlaw.com/fl/title-xxiii-motor-vehicles/fl-st-sect-316-083.html
The League of American Bicyclists - Bicycle Friendly State Report Card:
https://bikeleague.org/sites/default/files/BFS_Report_Card_2022_Florida.pdf
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Summary: Georgia has a “3 foot” passing law which defines the safe passing distance as “not less than three feet”.
For details, search with the following keywords: “Georgia Code Title 40-6-56.”
From FindLaw.com:
https://codes.findlaw.com/ga/title-40-motor-vehicles-and-traffic/ga-code-sect-40-6-56.html
From Justia.com:
https://law.justia.com/codes/georgia/2021/title-40/chapter-6/article-3/section-40-6-56/
The League of American Bicyclists - Bicycle Friendly State Report Card:
https://bikeleague.org/sites/default/files/BFS_Report_Card_2022_Georgia.pdf
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Summary: Hawaii has a “3 foot” passing law which defines the safe passing distance as “at least three feet of separation between the right side of the driver’s vehicle, including all mirrors or other protuberances, and the left side of the bicyclist…”
For details, search with the following keywords: “Hawaii Traffic Code 291C-43.”
From FindLaw.com:
https://codes.findlaw.com/hi/division-1-government/hi-rev-st-sect-291c-43.html
From Justia.com:
https://law.justia.com/codes/hawaii/2022/title-17/chapter-291c/section-291c-43/
The League of American Bicyclists - Bicycle Friendly State Report Card:
https://bikeleague.org/sites/default/files/BFS_Report_Card_2022_Hawaii.pdf
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