Folks,

WCC member Sean Roach, an accomplished videographer whose film was up for an Emmy, is shooting a 30-sec video on how motorists should safely pass cyclists on the road. It’s a way to educate the public about Merrill’s Law, the safe passing bill we proposed this past winter, which was just signed by the governor.

We’re hoping to put it up on YouTube, and get it posted anywhere and everywhere in New York, to let drivers know what a “safe distance” means in the law. The video will tell motorists that a safe distance is at least three feet…..

He’s shooting in central Westchester on Saturday morning at 9.30. Expect it to take a couple hours. He’s looking for two men and two women. So someone will be driving, someone walking, another will be riding.

here’s the plot: Basically the short involves a guy/girl in the car driving who keeps encountering these situations with someone of the opposite gender on the bicycle. In the end, where they get home safe, we realize they are either neighbors, or husband and wife, and they enter the same building.

If interested, please respond to the email, and I’ll pass your interest along to Sean.

Yours driving at a safe distance,

WCC President David Wilson