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State
Court Hands
Down Key
Distracted
Driving
Decision
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Law
enforcement
officials
don't have to
prove why a
driver was
distracted,
only that the
driver was
in fact
distracted,
according to a
decision
delivered
recently by
the Maine
Supreme
Judicial
Court.
The
ruling is
important,
Lauri
Boxer-Macomber,
a member of
the Bicycle
Coalition of
Maine Board of
Directors and
attorney who
filed a
friend-of-the-court
brief on
behalf of the
Coalition, told the Portland Press
Herald,
because, "you
do not
necessarily
have to catch
someone in the
process of
sending or
reading a
text, or
eating a
hamburger, or
any other
thing. You can
use
circumstantial
evidence to
prove
distracted
driving."
The
decision was
issued in
connection
with a fatal
crash that
occurred in
August 2015 in
Woolwich.
Thomas Palmer
was convicted
of distracted
driving after
he struck a
car that was
waiting to
make a turn on
US Route 1.
According to
court
documents,
Thomas never
braked before
his truck
smashed into
the car, which
was forced
into a van,
which in turn
struck an SUV.
A passenger in
the van died.
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Ogunquit's
Rte. 1 Project
Up For
American
Transportation
Awards
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MaineDOT's
Route One
upgrade
project in
Ogunquit has
been selected
as a finalist
in America's
Transportation
Awards.
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The Maine
Department of
Transportation's Route 1 upgrade project in Ogunquit has been selected
as a finalist
in the
America's
Transportation
Awards
competition,
where it will
vie for both
the Grand
Prize and the
People's
Choice Award.
The
project makes
Ogunquit much
safer for
biking and
walking, and
is the result
of extensive
work by
Ogunquit's
Bike/Ped
Committee,
which includes
Bicycle
Coalition of
Maine
co-founder
Charley
LaFlamme among
its members.
The
People's
Choice Award
winner will be
decided by
online voting.
Let's put
Ogunquit on
the map by
voting here. |
Coalition
Staffer's
Short Film
Named Finalist
In Maine
Outdoor Film
Festival
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Neyva
Mueller is
featured in
the short
film, "Keep
Pedaling," a
finalist in
the Maine
Outdoor Film
Festival's
Broke &
Stoked
competition. |
A short
film by
Bicycle
Coalition of
Maine Event
Manager Rob
Mueller has
been selected
as a finalist
in the Maine
Outdoor Film
Festival's
"Broke and
Stoked"
competition.
The
90-second
film, titled Keep
Pedaling, document's
Rob's
successful
effort to
teach his
young daughter
how to ride a
bicycle.
The winner
will be
decided by
online voting,
and we'd
really like to
see Rob and
his daughter
win this
thing. You can
see Keep
Pedaling
and cast your
vote for it here.
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What
we're reading
and watching
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Design
committee
recommends new
bridge be
accessible by
foot, bike and
vehicle
traffic.
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Orono
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Upcoming
Public Meetings
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A
public meeting
to discuss
improvements
to the Seven
Mile Stream
Bridge.
A
public meeting
to discuss
replacement of
the Mill Pond
Bridge.
Join
Topsham,
MaineDOT, and
Coalition
staff to
discuss ways
to make
Topsham safer
for cyclists
and
pedestrians.
Make your voice heard! By participating in these
events, you'll
not only be
supporting
biking and
walking
initiatives
throughout the
state, but
taking part in
the democratic
process and
making a big
difference.
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