Rules of the Road

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  • Author
  • Date
• • An Act to reduce traffic fatalities (4)
  • Andrew Bettinelli
  • February 3rd, 2017
  Senator Brownsberger, Representatives Rogers and Hecht along with several other legislators and a coalition of bicycle, pedestrian and transportation advocates worked together to develop a bill, An Act to Reduce Traffic Fatalities, which includes several measures to improve road safety. This comprehensive road safety bill includes: • childhood bicycle education • large vehicle safety equipment […]
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• • Duckboats, Death and Life (23)
  • Will Brownsberger
  • January 9th, 2017
  We got a lot done in the last session, but the duck boat law stands out for me emotionally – it makes Boston safer, but more than that, gives a little bit of positive meaning to the otherwise completely wasteful death of a fine young woman in her prime.
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• • Bike Lane Parking (23)
  • Andrew Bettinelli
  • January 6th, 2017
  One of the last bills adopted at the end of the 2015-2016 legislative session was H.3072, An Act protecting bicyclists in bicycle lanes, sponsored by Rep. Dave Rogers.  When a vehicle is parked in a bike lane it expose cyclists to danger by forcing them to swerve into the flow of traffic, around the obstruction. The […]
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• • Lower speed limits? (164)
  • Will Brownsberger
  • July 14th, 2016
  Language that has passed both branches will give local authorities new flexibility to set lower limits.
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