Oregon lawmakers try (again) to raise speed limits
Oregonians should be allowed to drive faster, say a group of 10 Republican lawmakers.
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Oregonians should be allowed to drive faster, say a group of 10 Republican lawmakers.
On second thought… Maybe bike clothing mandates aren’t such a good idea.
Oregon’s biggest legislative session for bike-related issues in years will come to its first peak on Monday, but many biking advocates have a prior engagement.
Barbur Boulevard, Powell Boulevard, Tualatin Valley Highway, Lombard Street, 82nd Avenue and Macadam Avenue could all be lined up for handoff.
Bill could make busting bike thieves easier for police officers.
Here’s how Oregonian reporter and columnist Joe Rose and his editors chose to explain this bill:
The real promise of speed-detection cameras isn’t that they’d bring in money, or even that they’d impose legal penalties.
Portland’s 10 high-crash corridors would be dotted with radar cameras.
Another legislative session, another attempt at bicycle licensing and registration.
The key question in the Oregon legislature last night wasn’t whether the most powerful woman in the Senate would be reelected.
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