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Entries tagged: Safe Passing BillSafe Passing Bill Passes Texas SenateAccording to Bike Texas, the 2009 Safe Passing Bill, Senate Bill 488, was passed April 21 by the Texas State Senate by a vote of 28-2. Bike Texas says the strong showing of 75 cyclists at their annual bike lobby day, “Cyclists in Suits”, was a, “powerful factor in the sudden movement on Safe Passing in the Senate.” This was also a success for BikeDFW who rallies more than 40 people for a bus trip to Austin for the lobby day. Congrats! For more information, click here…
Posted by admin on May 01, 2009
Tags: texas, safe passing bill, bikedfw, bike texas, austin 0 comments | View comments New Texas Safe Passing Bill Filed in TX House and SenateAccording to the Texas Bicycle Coalition, ”The 2009 Safe Passing bill was filed in the Senate by Rodney Ellis (D-Houston) and John Carona (R-Dallas) as SB 488 on January 15th, and the companion bill was filed in the House by Linda Harper-Brown (R-Irving) as HB 827 on January 27th. The new Safe Passing Bill protects “vulnerable road users” including a pedestrian, runner, physically disabled person, child, skater, construction and maintenance worker, stranded motorist, equestrian, and person operating a bicycle, motorcycle, or unprotected farm equipment.” To learn more about this proposed legislation for cycling, visit Bike Texas...
Posted by admin on February 25, 2009
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