MS SB3014

Establishes the "John Paul Frerer Bicycle Safety Act" in Mississippi, effective July 1, 2010, sponsored by Senators King, Hewes, and Dearing

Requires motorists to maintain a minimum safe passing distance of 3 feet when overtaking a bicyclist and to yield to bicyclists before entering or crossing a designated bicycle lane

Requires bicyclists traveling below the normal speed of traffic to ride as close as practicable to the right-hand curb, with exceptions for unsafe conditions, passing, making left turns, and navigating substandard-width lanes; limits riding to no more than 2 abreast on roadways

Prohibits harassing, taunting, or maliciously throwing objects at bicyclists, with escalating penalties: $100 for a first offense, $500 for a second offense, and $2,500 plus 7 days in county jail for third and subsequent offenses

Grants bicyclists on roadways the same rights and duties as motor vehicle drivers, while specifying required hand signals for turning and stopping