Support SB 736 in the Virginia Senate Now

[Tim Kelley]

Here’s the WABA email on this topic:

https://hq-salsa.democracyinaction.org/o/451/t/0/blastContent.jsp?email_blast_KEY=1265936

[KLizotte]

Emails sent. Keeping my fingers crossed.

[Tim Kelley]

WashCycle Post:

http://www.thewashcycle.com/2013/01/virginia-senate-dooring-bill-in-committee-wed-needs-your-support-now.html

[acc]

I hate riding next to parked cars.

If I wanted to compete on Total Wipeout I’d tryout.

Instead I get a taste of that show every time I roll past Fairfax Drive or along Wilson Blvd and worry about getting doored. Worst part, there’d be no prizes or parting gifts, just a ride in a vehicle with a siren.

Bill SB736, a step in the right direction to protect cyclists by making it illegal to open a car door on the side of traffic unless it was reasonably safe to do so.

Here is a list of the Senate Transportation Committee
Republicans (
• Stephen Newman, Chairman
• Harry Blevins
• Bill Carrico
• Ryan McDougle
• Jeffrey McWaters
• Ralph Smith
• Frank Wagner
• John Watkins
Democrats (7)
▪ Charles Colgan (Manassas) (804) 698-7529, district29@senate.virginia.gov
▪ Creigh Deeds
▪ Barbara Favola (Arlington) (804) 698-7531, district31@senate.virginia.gov
▪ Dave Marsden (Burke) (804)698-7537 district37@senate.virginia.gov
▪ Henry Marsh
▪ Yvonne Miller
▪ Phillip Puckett

[Steve]

@acc 40689 wrote:

I hate riding next to parked cars.

If I wanted to compete on Total Wipeout I’d tryout.

Instead I get a taste of that show every time I roll past Fairfax Drive or along Wilson Blvd and worry about getting doored. Worst part, there’d be no prizes or parting gifts, just a ride in a vehicle with a siren.

I completely agree. In fact, I mentioned this in my email to support the bill, that the lack of dooring law takes bikes out of the bike lane and puts them in the drive lane, because we often feel safer there.

I know the law doesn’t solve everything with dooring, but it is a step in the right direction.

[Dickie]

Sent an email this morning, hopefully it will at least get heard…. had far too many close calls lately with this, last night was perhaps the worst of all. I think the NDC – “National Dooring of Cyclists” convention was being held in Clarendon last night…. yikes!

[PotomacCyclist]

The Transportation Committee voted 7-6 in favor of the bill. Now it moves onto the full Senate.

http://washingtonexaminer.com/virginia-senate-panel-backs-car-door-opening-bill/article/2518824#.UPf3hI7FRiE

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