[*BCM*] Politics (Jim Leonard)

[Jim Leonard]

On Sun, Oct 07, 2007 at 10:07:52AM -0400, Tom Revay wrote:
> On Fri, 5 Oct 2007 16:46:35 -0400, Jim Leonard <jim_bcm at xuth.net> wrote:
> >
> > Because it was such a bitch for me to find, I'm posting a url for the
> > full text of the bill (why isn't this listed on massbike's website?):
> >
> > http://www.mass.gov/legis/bills/senate/185/st01/st01414.htm
> 
> It is! It's on the current front page (http://www.massbike.org/ ), at 
> the link, "Action Alert: Help Get Bicyclist Safety Bill Out of Committee!".

According to massbike's webserver that page was created 7 minutes and 43
seconds before I hit send on my email (assuming our clocks are relatively 
in synch).

Can http://massbike.org/projects/legislation.htm get updated also?  It 
still refers to the 2005-2006 legislative session.

--jim


> 
> That link goes to http://www.massbike.org/news/action_alert_100507.htm , 
> which contains this message:
> 
> --------------------
> Action Alert: Help Get Bicyclist Safety Bill Out of Committee!
> 
> We need your help to get the Bicyclist Safety Bill out of the Committee 
> on Public Safety and Homeland Security. This is essentially the same 
> bill that was passed by both houses of the Legislature last December, 
> and then vetoed by the outgoing administration, forcing us to start 
> over. The bill, Senate 1414, called "An Act Relative to Bicyclist 
> Safety", can be viewed here (at 
> http://www.mass.gov/legis/bills/senate/185/st01/st01414.htm ).
> 
> The key provisions of the bill are: police training on bicycle law; 
> clarification of how to safely pass a bicycle; clarification of how to 
> safely make turns in front of bicycles; "dooring" subject to ticket and 
> fine; riding two abreast permitted when it does not impede cars from 
> passing; improved enforcement of bicycle law for both motorists and 
> bicyclists; and additional legal protections for bicyclists who choose 
> to ride to the right of other traffic.
> 
> The Public Safety Committee held a hearing on this bill in June, and 
> MassBike and others testified in support of it. Now we need the 
> Committee to report favorably on the bill, so that it can move to the 
> next step in the legislative process. We are still a few steps away from 
> getting the bill passed again.
> 
> Here is what we need you to do:
> 
> 1. Email the co-chairs of the Public Safety Committee, Senator James 
> Timilty (James.Timilty at state.ma.us) and Representative Michael Costello 
> (Rep.MichaelCostello at hou.state.ma.us) to ask that S1414, An Act Relative 
> to Bicyclist Safety, be reported favorably.
> 
> 2. Call or email your state representative and your state senator and 
> ask each of them to contact the co-chairs of the Public Safety Committee 
> to say they want S1414, An Act Relative to Bicyclist Safety, reported 
> favorably.
> 
> Your participation counts -- don't assume that everyone else will do it!
> --------------------
> 
> This alert also went out to the MassBike mailing list last week. Please 
> take the time to contact your legislators! (If you need to find out who 
> they are, you can do that at
> http://www.wheredoivotema.com/bal/myelectioninfo.php ).
> 
> -- Tom Revay