Tennessee Code Section 55-8-175 requires a motor vehicle to yield no less than three feet to a cyclist when passing the cyclist. The bike bag did not "catch the rear floorboard of the truck" as stated in the article. The truck driver failed to safely pass the cyclist as required by law when he sideswiped and killed the cyclist. It is the responsibility of the driver passing another to safely pass the cyclist or motorist they pass.
Update: Cyclist Meek killed in early morning accident
Tennessee Code Section 55-8-175 requires a motor vehicle to yield no less than three feet to a cyclist when passing the cyclist. The bike bag did not "catch the rear floorboard of the truck" as stated in the article. The truck driver failed to safely pass the cyclist as required by law when he sideswiped and killed the cyclist. It is the responsibility of the driver passing another to safely pass the cyclist or motorist they pass.