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I am getting word through our lobbyist that now is the time
to be heard about the bike safety bill. The final touches
are being made to the amendment and should include some
support from public safety. We won't see language until
Monday, but in the mean time, we can ask for the points we
want to see in the bill.
The 5' Passing Distance may be back on the table.
The bill is currently in the Human Resources Committee.
View the amendment. See sample email below. The amendment
addresses the following:
1. Bicyclists must obey signs and signals.
2. When passing a bicycle, a motorist must maintain 5' of
distance from the bicyclist.
3. Vulnerable users is defined as:
As used in this section, the term “vulnerable user of a
highway” means any of the following persons using a highway,
including a crosswalk, the roadway, or the shoulder adjacent
to the roadway:
a. A pedestrian.
b. A person riding an animal.
c. A person operating a farm tractor or implement of
husbandry without an enclosed shell.
d. A person on a skateboard.
e. A person using in-line skates or roller skates.
f. A highway worker.
g. A person on an electric scooter.
h. A person on a bicycle.
4. A person operating a motor vehicle shall not steer the
motor vehicle, in a careless or imprudent manner,
unnecessarily close to or toward a vulnerable user of a highway.
5. A person shall not knowingly project any object or
substance at or against a vulnerable user of a highway.
Please contact the following members of the House Human
Resources Committee. Please tell them to support the
amended Bike Safety and Responsibility Bill. Representative
Mark Smith and Representative Sharon Steckman are supportive
of the bill. No need to contact them at this time.
Concentrate on the list below.
COPY AND PASTE THIS LIST:
deborah.berry@legis.state.ia.us,
linda.miller@legis.state.ia.us,
ako.abdul-samad@legis.state.ia.us,
dwayne.alons@legis.state.ia.us,
clel.baudler@legis.state.ia.us,
greg.forristall@legis.state.ia.us,
dave.heaton@legis.state.ia.us,
lisa.heddens@legis.state.ia.us,
bruce.hunter@legis.state.ia.us,
kevin.koester@legis.state.ia.us,
mary.mascher@legis.state.ia.us,
tyler.olson@legis.state.ia.us,
janet.petersen@legis.state.ia.us,
renee.schulte@legis.state.ia.us,
chuck.soderberg@legis.state.ia.us,
phyllis.thede@legis.state.ia.us,
linda.upmeyer@legis.state.ia.us,
roger.wendt@legis.state.ia.us,
beth.wessel-kroeschell@legis.state.ia.us
SAMPLE EMAIL
Dear Representative,
Please support the Bike Safety Bill, amended Senate File
117. It is fair to both motorists and bicyclists. We need
a 5' passing law for bicyclists.
The required passing distance could save lives. The
dangerous behavior towards vulnerable highway users should
not be tolerated in Iowa.
Sincerely,
YOUR NAME
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