Rights and duties of operator of motor vehicle with respect to bicycles

1. Law
2. Mississippi Code
3. Motor Vehicles and Traffic Regulations
4. Traffic Regulations and Rules of the Road
5. John Paul Frerer Bicycle Safety Act
6. Rights and duties of operator of motor vehicle with respect to bicycles

1. While passing a bicyclist on a roadway, a motorist shall leave a safe distance of not less than three (3) feet between his vehicle and the bicyclist and shall maintain such clearance until safely past the bicycle.
2. A motor vehicle operator may pass a bicycle traveling in the same direction in a nonpassing zone with the duty to execute the pass only when it is safe to do so.
3. The operator of a vehicle that passes a bicyclist proceeding in the same direction may not make a right turn at any intersection or into any highway or driveway unless the turn can be made with reasonable safety.

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