New Law Makes Bike Riding in New York Safer

 Scarsdale, NY, September 19, 2010 -- Governor Paterson has signed a bill that will require motorists to keep their distance from bicyclists while driving.  The new law is being hailed as an important step in decreasing the number of bike riding deaths in New York.

"Nearly 25% of all highway fatalities in New York State are people walking and bicycling, and New York's bicycle and pedestrian death rate is almost twice the national average," said Jennifer Clunie, executive director of the New York Bicycling Coalition.