The Austin safe passing ordinance and texting while driving ban passed the City Council today on a unanimous vote in support of the measure. Motorists in Austin will now be required to provide at least three feet of passing space between them and cyclists and pedestrians. Today, the Austin City Council unanimously passed a resolution [...]
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Action Alert: Austin safe passing ordinance at risk, your action needed
On Thursday, the Austin City Council will be considering passage of our own local safe passing law. The proposed Council action is as follows:
A safe passing law requiring motorists to give bicyclists at least three feet of clearance when passing. (The ordinance will be based on Bike Texas’s legislation passed in the session but vetoed [...]
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 of the responsibility on the motorist. There might [...]
