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Paperback with illustrations throughout. 5 1/4 in. x 9 1/4 in., 384 pgs.
Wow. Perfect storm for that poor guy.
A note about helmets: they are only designed to protect a fall at ~16mph and the testing process is somewhat...ummm...suspect at that (see this). Not to say it wouldn't have helped this guy (I wear one all the time). Just remarking that wearing a helmet and getting hit that hard ain't no panacea.
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I am relying on my memory based on my reading this bicycle law book a few years ago.
I know that author has also written articles about this topic in bicycle magazines and his blog.
The reason I said "roughly" is that the exact width of a "standard lane" is the width of the two vehicles (a bus or truck plus a bicycle) plus the requisite safety buffer distances on the left and the right and the buffer distance in between. I am not a traffic engineer, but these distances are specified in their design criteria guides. I think the new 3 foot law just is elevating the design criteria guide to a higher status as 'law'. There always has been a duty for a safety buffer between motor vehicles and bicycles.