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Law Committee moves county minimum passing-distance local law out of committee after debate
Summary
After questions about enforcement and rural-road safety, the Albany County Law Committee voted to move a local law establishing a three-foot minimum passing distance for vulnerable road users out of committee with a favorable recommendation (recorded in discussion as 8–1).
Miss Lorelia, the sponsor of a proposed local law amending chapter 288 of the Albany County code, told the committee that a recent public hearing drew three supporters and that county crash data supported the change: "2100 from 2016 to 2024, 251 serious injuries reported," she said. The measure would codify a minimum passing distance—framed by the sponsor as a safety guideline—and include a carve‑out directing drivers to slow when there is not enough room to safely pass.
Committee members pressed the sponsor on how a minimum passing…
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