City Council cold on robotaxi bill as lawmakers set vote for next week
Portland worries about lack of regulation.
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Portland worries about lack of regulation.
16 bills worth watching.
If the $5 million bill remains in committee, it would eventually die in Ways and Means.
Add another ill-conceived, “conversation starter” bill to the scrap heap.
It would save a lot of time and trouble if lawmakers would be a bit more careful with bill language.
5,000 bikes could be funded through the program.
Regulating by bicycle type instead of speed or behavior could have unintended consequences.
Big questions and big potential deserve a big task force.
A fight avoided means no one comes away empty.
They’re rushing to make changes and find support before the bill is voted on.
The bill would ban throttles for young riders and create a new traffic offense for unsafe riding.
Trucking advocates have used the study to file a lawsuit against ODOT that seeks tax refunds.