Noon – 1:00 pm: Biking in Baltimore
House Bill 363, which would create a new crime of negligent homicide by vehicle, is up for a vote in the Maryland Senate tomorrow. Bike advocates say the bill is designed to stop motorists involved in fatal bicycle crashes from getting off with a minor traffic violation. The family of a comatose Johns Hopkins University student, critically injured while riding his bicycle last month in north Baltimore, has brought a $10 million lawsuit against the driver whose car struck him. Bike safety and culture in Baltimore: Will legislative measures and lawsuits be enough to make the streets safer for cyclists? And could the city ever embrace a bike-sharing program popular in Washington, Portland, and Boston, where a network of high-tech bikes and computerized kiosks are available to residents and tourists? Our guests: Nate Evans, bicycle & pedestrian planner for the Baltimore Department of Transportation; Fern Shen, editor and publisher of Baltimore Brew; and Carol Silldorff, executive director of Bike Maryland.
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