Posted Feb 5, 2010, 6:54 AM
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Web Posted: 02/04/2010 12:00 CST
Safe-passing ordinance is about changing behavior
Veronica Flores-Paniagua -
Sometimes it takes a tragedy to move a community to change its ways. How many will it take in San Antonio?
City Council today is set to vote on a safe-passing ordinance that could make roads safer for bicyclists, joggers and other “vulnerable road users.” The ordinance, approved by a City Council committee last month, would require drivers to change lanes to avoid vulnerable road users when possible, or give them three feet of clearance. The language in the ordinance mirrors what state lawmakers approved last year, only to have Gov. Rick Perry veto it at the last minute.
In San Antonio, drivers who hit pedestrians or bicyclists rarely face legal consequences, even when the injured or deceased have followed the rules, as Express-News writer Colin McDonald recently reported. Bicycle advocates say the pattern is repeated throughout the state.
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