Bicycling Monterey 💚🌎🌍🌏<p>Many California drivers don’t know CA laws—e.g., that since 1 Jan 2023, drivers of all motor vehicles are to change lanes when passing someone on a bicycle whenever feasible, just as they would if passing a car. </p><p>We often wish CA DMV Handbook, etc. stressed bike-friendly driving, share-the-road rights of people who bike, etc. (Likewise for <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/CHP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CHP</span></a>’s <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/StartSmart" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>StartSmart</span></a> and other state driver’s ed efforts!)</p><p>If you share that wish—or are simply a California driver—take this SURVEY:</p><p><a href="https://www.streetsareforeveryone.org/safe-events/driving-laws-survey" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">streetsareforeveryone.org/safe</span><span class="invisible">-events/driving-laws-survey</span></a></p><p>Why? Streets Are For Everyone (SAFE) is doing a research project about <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/California" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>California</span></a> drivers’ knowledge of <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/driving" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>driving</span></a> laws. SAFE's goal is to have data on what laws <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/drivers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>drivers</span></a> retain after taking their CA <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/DMV" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DMV</span></a> driving test and what newer laws they're aware of. SAFE states that “once the survey is completed with sufficient responses, it will be used to propose legislation about how CA DMV should provide <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/ContinuingEducation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ContinuingEducation</span></a> for new and existing <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/driving" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>driving</span></a> laws.” </p><p><a href="https://sfba.social/tags/SafeRoads" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SafeRoads</span></a><br><a href="https://sfba.social/tags/StreetsAreForEveryone" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>StreetsAreForEveryone</span></a><br><a href="https://sfba.social/tags/DrivingLaws" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DrivingLaws</span></a></p><p><a href="https://sfba.social/tags/BikeTooter" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BikeTooter</span></a></p>