BikingBis.com:

It’s been a little more than a year since cyclist Josie Johnson, left, 25, was killed after an SUV struck her from behind at the edge of a Utah road.

That fatality, the third cycling death in Utah in 37 days, galvanized bicycle advocates in Utah into seeking stronger laws to make bicycling safer.

Their actions resulted in the Utah legislature passing House Bill 49, which requires motor vehicles to provide a safe distance when passing a bike on the road, a minimum of 3 feet in allowable situations. That was watered down from an earlier version that required a 3-foot gap in all occasions.

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