Okla. Stat. tit. 47, § 47-11-1208

and penalties.

A. When overtaking and passing a bicycle proceeding in the same

direction, a person driving a motor vehicle shall exercise due care

and:

1. If there is more than one lane for traffic proceeding in the

same direction, a motorist passing a cyclist shall move the vehicle

to the lane to the immediate left if the lane is available and

moving into the lane is reasonably safe, and the motorist shall not

move back into the travel lane until the vehicle is safely clear of

the overtaken person operating a bicycle;

2. If there is only one lane for traffic proceeding in the same

direction, shall not overtake or pass a bicycle at a distance of

less than three (3) feet between any part of the motor vehicle and

any part of the bicycle or its operator, and shall not move again to

the right side of the highway until the vehicle is safely clear of

the overtaken person operating a bicycle; or

3. May drive to the left of the center of the roadway,

including when a no-passing zone is marked as defined in Section 11-

307 of this title, to pass a person operating a bicycle only if the

roadway to the left of the center is unobstructed for a sufficient

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distance to permit the driver to pass the person operating the

bicycle safely and avoid interference with oncoming traffic. The

provisions of this paragraph do not authorize driving on the left

side of the center of the roadway when prohibited under Section 11-

303, 11-305 or 11-306 of this title.

B. Any person who violates the provisions of subsection A of

this section shall, upon conviction, be guilty of a misdemeanor

punishable by a fine of not more than One Hundred Dollars ($100.00).

Any second or subsequent conviction shall be a misdemeanor

punishable by a term of imprisonment in the county jail for a term

not to exceed thirty (30) days, or a fine of not less than One

Hundred Fifty Dollars ($150.00) nor more than Five Hundred Dollars

($500.00), or by both such fine and imprisonment.

C. Any person who violates the provisions of subsection A of

this section and the violation results in an accident causing

personal injury to another person shall, upon conviction, be guilty

of a misdemeanor punishable by a term of imprisonment in the county

jail for a term not to exceed three (3) months, or a fine of not

more than One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00), or by both such fine and

imprisonment.

D. 1. Any person who violates the provisions of subsection A

of this section and the violation results in an accident causing

great bodily injury to another person shall, upon conviction, be

guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by imprisonment in the custody of

the county jail for a term not to exceed six (6) months, or by a

fine of not more than Three Thousand Dollars ($3,000.00), or by both

such fine and imprisonment.

2. As used in this subsection, "great bodily injury" means

bodily injury which creates a substantial risk of death or which

causes serious, permanent disfigurement or protracted loss or

impairment of the function of any bodily member or organ.

E. Any person who violates the provisions of subsection A of

this section and the violation results in the death of another

person shall, upon conviction, be guilty of a misdemeanor punishable

by imprisonment in the custody of the county jail for a term not to

exceed one (1) year, or by a fine of not more than Five Thousand

Dollars ($5,000.00), or by both such fine and imprisonment.

F. A person may be charged under the provisions of this section

in addition to any other chargeable offense allowed by law.