Item 30 on the Austin City Council agenda for this Thursday’s meeting is the adoption of a Safe Passing ordinance for the City of Austin. The law would require cars and light trucks to provide at least three feet of passing room to so called “vulnerable road users.” Heavy trucks and commercial vehicles would have [...]
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Cyclists treated like deer on road, says My SA Blogger Veronica Flores
This last week cyclists Gregory and Alexandra Bruehler were killed while riding a tandem north of San Antonio. They were hit from behind by a truck. Of course, the driver was not cited. The Bruehlers have left behind a seven year old daughter, Kylie. This child will grow up without her parents, and the driver of [...]
Bicycle Sport Shop Leslie Luciano work on petition against Gov Perry grows to over 3000
In the wake of Governor Rick Perry’s veto of the Safe Passing Bill in June, Bicycle Sport Shop’s community relations person, Leslie Luciano, worked with Bike Texas to promote a petition to collect the names of people who were upset by the blocking of this safety bill which had overwhelming bi-partisan support. Luciano made some [...]
ACTION ALERT ON SAFE PASSING BILL – VETO IMMINENT
From BikeTexas: *Action Alert* *Safe Passing* ACTION ALERT: GOVERNOR PLANS TO VETO SAFE PASSING BILL TODAY Forward this email to every cyclist you know! Dear Fellow Texas Cyclists, Every cyclist in Texas must call Governor Perry today and insist that he allow SB 488 to pass! The governor mistakenly thinks that the bill puts all [...]
Bicycle News Roundup, 11/3/08
News and interesting stories from the blogs: Portland Going For 25% Bicycle Mode Share Within 15 Years, San Francisco Bike Blog Would you mind saying that one more time, please? I could have swore you just said ‘25% Bicycle Mode Share within 15 years,’ but I’m not stupid, and I’m not crazy – yet – [...]
