Silicon Valley Bicycle Coalition

This is the type of activity that SVBC should definitely contribute to:

>On Jan 7, 12:40 pm, "Jim Baross" wrote in the CABOforum e-mail list:
>> I am counting the meeting yesterday, Jan. 6, in Senator Kehoe's Sacramento
>> office as a success!
>>
>> Caltrans, CHP and others - listing later - agreed to work with us on several
>> approaches to issues we (Alan Wachtel, Bob Shanteau, James Lombardo, and I)
>> raised on behalf of CABO, CBC, LAB and all others who support bicycling in a
>> safe, courteous and legal manner.
>>
>> A couple of highlights from the meeting -
>>
>> Caltrans Director Randell Iwasaki offered to support Calif. Traffic Control
>> Devices Committee membership expansion to include a bicycling
>> representative. Kehoe offered to write/contact CTCDC to recommend this. No
>> one voiced opposition.
>>
>> Calif. Highway Patrol, California State Sheriff's Association, and
>> California Peace Officers' Association offered to expand, modify and provide
>> bicycling traffic operation/enforcement training to their officers and to
>> include us in the development of bicycling operation training programs. .
>>
>> CHP's Commissioner Joe Farrow agreed to host a first task force meeting
>> within one month. Other officer associations and Caltrans will participate.
>> Goals of which include resolving apparent differing approaches to portions
>> of the Calif. Vehicle Code related to bicycling so that LAB Bike Ed
>> instruction and Calif. traffic enforcement actions will not be in apparent
>> conflict.
>>
>> Caltrans Director Iwasaki offered to review facility "innovation"
>> experimentation processes and the means available and/or appropriate to
>> better assure consistent traffic facility design/construction/operation
>> across the State.
>>
>> We plan to provide a more complete explanation of the meeting soon.
>>
>> Jim Baross
>>
>> LAB Calif. Ambassador
>>
>> CABO President
>>
>> CBC Boardmember
>>
>> SDCBC Spokesperson
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