Last year in Seattle alone we saw 4 cyclist fatalities.
Our list of fatalities in Seattle.
The details on the bill are here:
http://apps.leg.wa.gov/billinfo/summary.aspx?year=2009&bill=5838
The edits can be hard to follow. Here is what it would do in the 2010 version.
We really want this to pass. Tune in. Write. Show up in person. Call. Watch the coverage and give your representatives feedback.
Live coverage of the state senate judicial committee will be available on TV Washington:
http://www.tvw.org/Media/LiveTv.cfm?bhcp=1
Are we delaying because this could be us behind the wheel of the car? Last year this was proposed as a felony. This year it is proposed as a larger fine, community service, requires completion of a traffic safety course, and requires appearance in court. If I was responsible, even accidentally, for the death of someone, I would want this and more. The guilt of anything less would be horrible.
We all need this.
Tags: SB5838, Vulnerable User Law