It is good to hear that the "leeway law" is in the driver training handbook. If that law is not used in exams, it must be advocated for use immediately. And, it should be in whatever sorts of qualifications exams are used for the different levels of law enforcement in Wisconsin---Village, municipal, city, county, and State patrols. Only when everybody becomes aware of this rule will it begin to be honored. I would expect that few in law enforcement know about it currently. And as I noted--the "media" did not reference this law in their coverage of the tragedy last week. Maybe informational flyers could be sent to the various Wisconsin media on this topic?
And then step two should be informational spots about the "leeway law" at any time of day or night as "public service advertisements."
Eric Westhagen
"Ross, Arthur" wrote:
The 3 foot passing rule is in the Wisconsin Motorist's Handbook, twice.See http://www.dot.wisconsin.gov/drivers/drivers/apply/handbook.htm to
get to the link for the PDF version of the handbook
and see page 42 (48 in the PDF file) and page 62 (68)I am not sure if this is a question for the written exam or not.
Arthur Ross, Pedestrian-Bicycle Coordinator
City of Madison Traffic Engineering Division
215 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd, Suite 100
PO Box 2986
Madison, WI 53701-2986
608/266-6225
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