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On 17/3/2024, AJL wrote:

>> or even drive in a way that threatens to do so.
> 
> There are several laws that apply if a driver intentionally threatens a
> pedestrian with a car depending on the circumstance. But they are
> criminal laws, not traffic laws...

In California, there's a relatively recent "bike safety" law which makes it
a legal offense to be fewer than, I think it's 3 feet, from a cyclist.

I don't know if it applies to pedestrians, now that I think about it.

Let me google that for me.
https://www.google.com/search?q=california+3+feet+law+cyclist

https://www.calbike.org/our_initiatives/give_me_3/
"The law requires motorists to give at least three feet of clearance when
passing people riding bikes."