Vulnerable Road Users Win One

With the passing of Texas House Bill 488, there will be a bit more legal protection for vulnerable road users like pedestrians, runners, physically disabled, highway construction workers, horse riders and of course, the subject nearest and dearest to me; bicyclists. Actually, I think it is a crying shame that there has to be a law that will discourage a common motorized vehicle driver frome skirting too close to a child walking on the side of the road, or a utility worker repairing, in all possibility, that very driver's electric line. The law will take effect on September 1, 2009. I hope there is a way to get the word out to all the transportation world from the big truck driver, the pickup truck driver, the automobile driver, and on down to the cyclist, and the pedestrian well before the law is the law.

House bill 488 is easy to read and understand, won't take long to read it. Please go ahead and give it a glance. Then tell someone about it, whether it be possitive or negative sentiment. Just click on the underlined bill title to view the language.