From the Texas Bicycle Coalition: The 2009 Safe Passing Bill will have a Texas House hearing by the Transportation Committee next Tuesday, March 24 at 8:00am. The room at the capitol is E2.014. The bill includes the “3-feet clearance” provision for cars passing cyclists. It has also been expanded to address right and left hooks [...]
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Bikes lanes on Red River? It could happen.
It’s not official or a done deal by any means, but let’s just say the odds of getting bike lanes on Red River are looking good right now. City staff has been working behind the scenes with the Downtown Austin Plan staff to see what they can do to provide for all kinds of cyclists [...]
Traffic Fatalities Down 10% in 2008, Transit Use and Cycling Up
According to data in a USA Today Story on the 4th, deaths from motor vehicle accidents were down approximately 10% across the country in 2008 from previous years. The primary reason for this drop? Americans were also getting out of their cars at a record rate – we drove 112 BILLION fewer miles last year. [...]
