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Albany County Legislature sends proposed 3-foot passing-distance local law to public hearing amid enforceability questions
Summary
Lawmakers voted to send a local law establishing a 3-foot minimum passing distance for vulnerable road users to public hearing after staff clarified the rule would be subject to existing New York vehicle-and-traffic law safety provisions; members raised concerns about enforceability on narrow roads and long mail routes.
The Albany County Legislature on Oct. 29 voted to send a proposed local law establishing a three-foot minimum passing distance for vulnerable road users to public hearing after staff clarified key exceptions and enforcement limits.
Sponsor Brian (first name used in the record) and counsel said the updated language will reiterate that the three-foot rule does not authorize unsafe passing maneuvers and will not contravene existing New York vehicle-and-traffic-law provisions. "We're just clarifying that the 3 foot…
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