Motorists really should give bicyclists 6 feet minimum.

Florida law currently requires motor vehicles to give bicyclists at least 3 feet or more. But I say that motor vehicles ought to give bicyclists at least 6 feet minimum, not 3 feet. And the distance ought to vary depending on the type of motor vehicle and ought to be as follows;

Typical car; 6 feet from cyclists.

Motorcycle; 6 feet from cyclists.

Pickup truck, especially the big ones with heavy wheels; 8 feet from cyclists.

Semi/18-wheeler; 10 feet minimum from cyclists.

Should mention as well, bicyclists should never ride on the north side (westbound side) of the Cape Coral Bridge at all, neither with nor against traffic. There is no shoulder on the north side of that bridge and therefore no chance of the 6-foot minimum distance between automobiles and cyclists there, the shoulder is on the south side. It is not like the Midpoint Bridge which has shoulders on both sides.