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Senate Version of Vulnerable Road User Bill Hearing

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Our Advocacy Chair, Barry Schiller, let us know that: The Senate version of a vulnerable road user bill, S625, sponsor Sosnowski, is up for a hearing Tues April 9 before the Judiciary Committee in Room 313 at the “rise” (adjournment) usually about 4:30pm or so.  If you can, please come by, even if just to…  read more

Volvo to Demo Cyclist Detection System

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According to an MIT Technology Review article, Volvo will be demonstrating a new cyclist detection system at this year’s New York Auto Show. The system uses a camera embedded in a car’s rearview mirror, combined with a radar instrument in the grill to scan the road ahead. If it spots an object, an onboard computer…  read more

Thanks to Reps for supporting roadway safety measures

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Back on February 21st in a post title “Not enough cyclists killed to count“, we passed along a request to take action in asking Secretary LaHood at USDOT to include bicycles and their users in developing safety goals and performance measures. At this time USDOT was not considering any inclusion of non-motorized goals and measures.…  read more

Come on Rhode Island – We can Do MUCH Better!

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We have just over a month until the start of the second annual National Bike Challenge.  So far, we’ve managed to get a whopping 17 riders signed up from the ENTIRE state of Rhode Island.  We can do better! How can you help you ask? If you write on a website, post about it! If…  read more

Bicycle Facility Survey Seeking Respondents

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. A student at the University of Colorado sent us a request to solicit help in finding survey participants for a bicycle transportation and infrastructure survey.  Most of the survey is structured as a survey of  the types of roads and facilities currently ridden for transportation and then a longer piece focused on choosing between…  read more

National Bike Challenge 2013

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The National Bike Challenge is back for 2013! This year, the League has set a goal of 50,000 riders logging 20 million miles between May 1st and September 30th.  We want YOU to join the RIBike team and help put little Rhody on the map. The basics of the contest remain the same this year. …  read more

U.S. DOT Paving Its Own Path for Bike/Ped Standards

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According to an article on the DC StreetsBlog, In FHWA’s new round of rule-making, DOT will set its own bicycle and pedestrian safety standards for the first time. The agency will “highlight bicycle and pedestrian safety as a priority,” LaHood said. For years, U.S. DOT has leaned heavily upon AASHTO guidelines for setting it’s bicycle…  read more

vulnerable road user bill hearing Tues March 5

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So on Tuesday, March 5 at the “rise” – which means when the session that starts at 4pm ends – the House Judiciary Committee has a hearing on a slew of bills that relate to highway safety.  This will be in the House Lounge on the 2nd floor.   One of the bills is H5777, the “vulnerable road user” bill that…  read more

highway safety bills at RI Assembly

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Bicyclists, understandably concerned about highway safety,  should be  aware that about 30 bills related to that subject have been filed at the General Assembly.   One is a reintroduction of our “vulnerable road user” bill, H5777, sponsored again by Representative Teresa Tanzi of Narragansett.  That bill ups the (currently negligible) penalties if a careless motorist, not taking due care, kills or injures a…  read more

Not Enough Cyclists Killed to Count?

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The League of American Bicyclists is mounting an email campaign in an attempt to help persuade the US Department of Transportation to add a requirement to their pending legislation which will require the collection of bicycle and pedestrian statistics.  In particular: The US Department of Transportation is required by the new transportation law to establish…  read more