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BAW Announcement Regarding Bike/Pedestrian Bill HB 3001
March 1, 2010
Message from Dave Janis, policy director for Bicycle Alliance of Washington
Many of you have already heard from me regarding HB 3001, our bike/ped safety bill. The bill has been doing well and now is our chance to get it significantly closer to being law. So, I am now asking you to make what I hope is the last phone call or email.
Contact your Senator right away and ask them to vote “Yes” on HB 3001 as amended by the Senate. To find out who your Senator is and get their contact information, click here: Words. We prefer that you call them.
HB 3001 would require the already approved bicycle/pedestrian awareness curriculum be taught in traffic schools which are for drivers that have received infractions and may qualify to be granted a deferral of the infraction by attending the school. Many licensed drivers do not have knowledge about such safe driving practices. The materials for these classes will be paid for by the Bicycle Alliance so there is no cost to the state.
Expanding the curriculum requirement to traffic schools from drivers education schools where it is already required would increase this important knowledge about safe driving practices.
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