Matt:
That was Perry. This is Walker. I'm sorry to disturb the
paradigm, but Walker has been better for bicycling than Doyle. Doyle
pretty much killed bike funding until the leaders of Wisconsin's
bicycle industry (we are the nexus of the nation in the bicycle
industry) marched in at BFW's request and told him how important it
was to the state's economy, in both jobs and general economic impact.
Doyle declined to make appointments to the Nonmotorized Recreation
and Transportation Trails Council suggested by the Legislative
Council and created by the Legislature. Walker did make the
appointments and we are now up and running. Walker had an opportunity
to opt-out of federal transportation funding for cycling, and he
didn't. People may believe the crap that's voiced on talk radio and
in blogs, but that's not political reality. We are going to enact a
law that further protects all of us from the acts of irresponsible motorists.
Bill
At 08:24 AM 12/3/2012, Matt Logan wrote:
The bicycle advocacy groups in Texas also partnered with other groups and
believed in their bill until Rick Perry vetoed it last year:
http://www.chron.com/news/article/2-Perry-vetoes-catch-some-Texas-lawmakers-
off-1742119.php
"We are stunned because he's our guy, and we feel disappointed, even
betrayed by our guy," said Robin Stallings, executive director of BikeTexas,
the educational arm of the Texas Bicycle Coalition.
"While I am in favor of measures that make our roads safer for everyone,
this bill contradicts much of the current statute and places the liability
and responsibility on the operator of a motor vehicle when encountering one
of these vulnerable road users," Perry said.
I hope you at least have fun wasting BFW members money on this issue this
year.
-----Original Message-----
From: William Hauda [mailto:[email protected]]
Sent: Sunday, December 02, 2012 5:30 PM
To: Matt Logan; 'bikies'
Subject: Re: [Bikies] Tracy Sorum on CTH TT/T in CG? SORRY
That's not my assessment, Matt. Much of the early resistance to
this legislation actually came from liberals, who seem adverse to increasing
penalties from a philosophical legal perspective. That said, the legislation
is not just a ped-bike bill; it intentionally brings together an array of
vulnerable allies on this subject, ranging from we peds/bikers, to
motorcyclists, first responders, good Samaritans and, yes, even operators of
farm machinery. BFW will be leading a powerful coalition on this
legislation. This will become law.
Bill
At 04:24 PM 12/2/2012, Matt Logan wrote:
>Too bad a vulnerable user law has very little chance of passing muster
>with the rural republicans who dominate our state government. If you
>ever have listened to conservative talk-radio on the subject, you would
>know that they believe there is no point to building infrastructure or
>passing laws - they believe you simply can't fix the problem of the
>perception of safety for bicyclists so that the majority feels comfortable
bicycling. Therefore any
>money spent is a waste of time. Yes, the conservatives are wrong. But
>they are wrong about the science behind global climate change too, and that
>doesn't stop them. If it isn't something that makes life better for rural
>conservatives, rural conservatives won't support it. Rural
>conservatives are more likely to view a vulnerable user law as big
>government coming in and taking away their driving freedom to benefit
>the elite spandex douchbags they like to complain about.
>
>Any chance the Bike Fed will work on something that rural conservatives
>could support this year? Like improving bike infrastructure for
>children attending rural schools? Yes, I know this isn't something
>that is the #1 priority for most BFW members, but our priorities don't
>matter - it's the priorities of rural conservatives that are going to
>matter for at least the next 10 years at the state level.
>
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: [email protected]
>[mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of William Hauda
>Sent: Saturday, December 01, 2012 6:38 PM
>To: Michael Rewey; bikies
>Subject: Re: [Bikies] Tracy Sorum on CTH TT/T in CG? SORRY
>
>
> Mike:
> No need to apologize. We all know where you are coming from.
>This stuff generates horrible emotions. Thanks for updating everyone on
>the circumstances of Jessica's death. This is one of the current
>increasing litany of cases of irresponsible motorists killing and maiming
cyclists.
>Her memory is going to help us pass the vulnerable users law we at Bike
>Fed have written and which will be introduced in the upcoming session
>of the legislature.
> Bill Hauda
>
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