by terrymcafee | Mar 3, 2013 | advocacy, Bicycle Laws, bikes, commuting, law enforcement, Safety, Uncategorized
Three bills important to Nevada bicyclists are before the legislature in this 2013 legislative session. If you’re a bicyclist, a quick note to your Assembly Member or Senator, voicing your support, will make a difference when they are deciding how to vote. The first...
by terrymcafee | Sep 26, 2011 | Bicycle Laws, Bike Facilities, bikes, Safety, Uncategorized
Reno Bike Project is calling it the “3 Sweet Feet Ride”. I’ve been calling it the “Bicycle Awareness Ride”. Whatever you call Saturday’s mass of bicyclists, it’s going to be fun and could be a really important event for the future of Reno & Sparks bicycling. We...
by terrymcafee | Mar 4, 2011 | advocacy, Bicycle Laws, law enforcement, Safety, Uncategorized
Bike Advocacy Corner Members of MusclePower, the Nevada Bicycle Advisory Board and the Nevada Bicycle Coalition met and sorted through all of the potential pro-bicyclist legislation that could be requested this legislative session. A child helmet bill, the Idaho stop...
by terrymcafee | Dec 7, 2009 | Bicycle Laws, bikes, law enforcement, Safety
“…to teach them a lesson”. That was Dr. Christopher Thompson’s motivation for purposely injuring 2 bicyclists on July 4, 2008 on Mandeville Canyon Road in Brentwood, near Los Angeles. In November a jury convicted him of mayhem, assault with a deadly weapon, battery...
by terrymcafee | Jul 2, 2009 | Bicycle Laws, bikes, commuting, law enforcement
AB247 becomes Nevada law on October 1, 2009. Here’s the gist of it: Legislative Counsel’s Digest: Existing [Nevada] law provides that every person riding a bicycle upon a roadway is generally subject to the provisions of chapter 484 of NRS which apply to drivers of...
by terrymcafee | Apr 10, 2009 | advocacy, Bicycle Laws, Bike Facilities, bikes, commuting, Safety
The so called “Bike Bill” made it out of the NV Assembly Transportation Committee and now moves on to the Senate Energy, Infrastructure and Transportation Committee, thanks to the efforts of Assemblyman David Bobzien. The Nevada Bicycle Coalition authored the bill to...
