Category: C3FT

The NHTSA Bike HVE report and Traffic Tech were published relating to the two city passing distance intervention study using the C3FT device.

Available in the NTL/ROSAP/Behavioral Safety Research Collection:

Evaluating High Visibility Enforcement of Bicycle Passing Laws – DOT HS 813 248

https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/60876/dot_60876_DS1.pdf

Evaluating High Visibility Enforcement of Bicycle Passing Laws, Traffic Tech, Technology Transfer Series – DOT HS 813 249

https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/60877/dot_60877_DS1.pdf

They are also available via the NHTSA.gov website:

https://www.nhtsa.gov/behavioral-research

https://www.nhtsa.gov/traffic-tech

“The Knoxville Police Department’s Minimum 3 in Tennessee is going to enforce a law that has been the law for over a decade,” said bike law attorney Amy Johnson. 

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Since 2012, the City of Knoxville has more than tripled its bicycle lanes covering nearly 17 miles, and now the “Minimum 3 in Tennessee’” campaign will be enforcing it more than ever with ultrasonic devices known as C3FT. 

Read more here:

https://www.wate.com/news/local-news/knoxville-police-promote-bike-safety/1462324920/

The Grand Rapids Police Department received some new gadgets on Tuesday that officials say will help them enforce the five-foot distance required by drivers when passing a cyclist.

The ultrasonic radar attaches to an officer’s bicycle and captures the distance between the handlebars and passing vehicles. If a car is within five feet of the bike, the device blinks red and records the incident.

Read more here:

https://www.wzzm13.com/article/news/local/grand-rapids-central/grand-rapids-police-using-radars-to-enforce-bike-safety-laws/69-572531293

Governors Highway Safety Association (GHSA) has released their “A Right to the Road: Understanding & Addressing Bicyclist Safety” report which was funded by State Farm. It analyzes national data to understand fatal bicyclist-motor vehicle crash characteristics, offering 30 actions steps to help State Highway Safety Offices and local communities assess and improve their current bicyclist safety programs.

The report specifically covers safe passing and the C3FT on pages 38 and 39. Officer Simmons of the Chattanooga Police Department who heads up their Chattanooga Safe Bicycling Initiative is quoted as saying “It [C3FT] has worked flawlessly”!

The report page is available here: http://www.ghsa.org/resources/bicyclist-safety2017

The report document (PDF) is here: http://www.ghsa.org/sites/default/files/2017-08/2017BicyclistSafetyReport-FINAL.pdf

After the report was released a webinar was conducted covering the data presented in the report.

The webinar recording is here: https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/5969205031339182595

The associated webinar slides is here: http://www.ghsa.org/sites/default/files/2017-08/082917bicyclists_FINAL.pdf