The next Senate Transportation Committee meeting is Wednesday. The first item on the agenda is SB70 – the 3ft Please Bill. Please call or write to the members of the committee and encourage them to pass the bill. Let’s have the voices of South Dakota cyclists fresh on the minds of the committee. Some good [...]

SB70 will be considered by the Senate Transportation Committee on Wednesday, February 10 @ 7:45am. We invite anybody intending to testify to the committee please let the coaltion know so that efforts can be better coordinated. E-mail: sdbicyclecoalition@gmail.com – Meet your legislators. Find a legislative crackerbarrel near you and introduce them to SB70, the 3 [...]

Meet your legislators. Find a legislative crackerbarrel near you and introduce them to SB70, the 3 foot bill. The South Dakota Bicycle Coalition encourages you to attend a crackerbarrel in your community. Then, find out if your legislators support this bill, which could make cycling safer on South Dakota roadways. Offer them encouragement and thank [...]

- require motorists to overtake bicyclists safely, with at least a 3-foot margin. State law already requires vehicles to pass other vehicles safely. A 3-foot law will better communicate a safe passing distance for road sharing motorists and bicyclists. – support the legal concept of bicycles as vehicles. As vehicles, bicycles belong on the road [...]

A bill to improve the sharing of roads between motorists and bicyclists was introduced in the South Dakota legislature on Wednesday, Jan. 20. The bill – SB70 – was read in the Senate and now sits on the docket of the Senate Transportation committee. It would “provide certain restrictions regarding the passing of a bicycle.” [...]