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Jan 17, 2014, 4:31:58 PM1/17/14

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Of course the VA subcommittee is meeting on the MLK holiday. This is the deep south y'all...

From: "Greg Billing, WABA" <wa...@waba.org>
To: brinl...@comcast.net
Sent: Friday, January 17, 2014 4:04:33 PM
Subject: Action Needed: Virginia Bike Bills Will Be Voted on This Monday

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WABA Action Alert

HB277 would require drivers to stop to allow pedestrians and bicyclists to cross highways, such as when they are continuing on a trail. Image via Rails-to-Trails.

Dear Brin,

At 7 a.m. next Monday morning (Jan. 20), the Virginia House of Representatives' Transportation subcommittee will vote on four bills relevant to people who ride bikes in the Commonwealth.

We need you to take action immediately by telling your representative that you support the following bills. It is critical that you reach out to your representative today or over the weekend, because the session is early on Monday morning. Take action now here.

The bills to be voted on are:

HB82: Driver of any other vehicle following too closely: Requires drivers of any vehicle to not follow more closely than reasonable any other vehicle, including bicyclists
HB811: Driver of motor vehicle following too closely: Requires drivers of motor vehicles to not follow more closely than reasonable any other vehicle, including bicylists (will likely be conformed with HB82, above)
HB277: Pedestrians; crossing highways: Clarifies the duties of vehicles to stop to allow pedestrians and bicyclists to cross highways at marked crosswalks
HB320: Reckless driving; passing other vehicles at intersections: Seeks to amend the legal reckless driving statute by prohibiting a person from overtaking or passing another vehicle stopped at amarked or unmarked crosswalk at an intersection when a pedestrian or bicyclist is present

You can see the full docket for the Transportation subcommittee here. For more information about bills to watch this year, see our blog.

Thank you for acting on such short notice to make Virginia safer and better for bicyclists. Contact your representative here.

Greg Billing
WABA Advocacy Coordinator

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