Big weekend push helps Oregon’s ‘Idaho Stop’ bill pass final committee
Just one step remains. A vote on the House floor that will likely go our way.
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Bill that could make rural roads safer on its way to Governor’s desk
A bill that has received unanimous support from the Oregon House and Senate will give counties throughout Oregon a new tool to improve safety on rural roads. House Bill 3213 creates a pilot program that will allow five counties to designate a dangerous stretch of road as a “safety corridor”. The legislation is meant to … Read more
Oregon’s version of ‘Idaho stop’ rolls closer to passage
Hopefully the bill can keep moving through the process without coming to a complete stop.
No paint, no problem: Oregon passes bike lane clarification bill
Embarrassment avoided.
Oregon’s ‘Idaho Stop’ bill faces headwinds in Senate
Idaho Stop: Easy to do, hard to pass.
Bike lane bill passes Oregon House 48-12, now heads to Senate
House Bill 2682 passed the Oregon House of Representatives by a vote of 48 to 12 last week. The bill seeks to amend Oregon’s statutory definition of bike lane to clarify that, “A bicycle lane exists in an intersection if the bicycle lane is marked on opposite sides of the intersection in the same direction … Read more
Here’s why I think we should change stop sign laws for bicycle users
Trying to calm the freak out.
Bill that clarifies existence of bike lanes through intersections passes committee
Despite confusion from some lawmakers that led to an unexpectedly lengthy discussion prior to the vote, House Bill 2682 passed the Joint Committee on Transportation yesterday by a tally of 7-3. I’ve described this bill as a no-brainer; but because it involves bicycling, you just never know what some Oregon legislators will get hung up … Read more
Senate committee passes ‘Idaho Stop’ bill allowing bicycle riders to yield at stop signs
10 years after it was last debated in the Oregon Legislature, a concept known as “Idaho Stop” has once again found its way into a bill. And it passed its first committee vote yesterday, just hours before a key legislative deadline. Senate Bill 998 wasn’t on anyone’s radar before last week. Up until then it … Read more
At hearing on speed limit bills, lawmaker bristles at mention of ‘traffic violence’
‘Traffic violence’ comes of age.
Friday Opinion: The bills I wish we were working on this session
A few bill ideas for 2021.
Oregon Congressman Blumenauer seeks to re-instate bike commuter tax break
His latest attempt to put cycling on same playing field as driving and transit.