{"id":198674068,"date":"2011-04-19T11:14:28","date_gmt":"2011-04-19T11:14:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp.baltimorespokes.org\/?p=198674068"},"modified":"2011-04-19T11:14:28","modified_gmt":"2011-04-19T11:14:28","slug":"vulnerable-roadway-user-laws-gain-momentum-nationwide-as-more-people-bike-and-walk","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wp.baltimorespokes.org\/?p=198674068","title":{"rendered":"Vulnerable roadway user laws gain momentum nationwide as more people bike and walk"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>from Streetsblog.net by Angie Schmitt<br \/>\nWhile there hasn\u2019t been a vulnerable roadway user bill introduced in Alaska yet, the concept is gaining momentum nationwide.<br \/>\nThree states already have vulnerable user laws on the books (Oregon\u2019s took effect in 2008, and Delaware\u2019s and New York\u2019s took effect this year), and more states are introducing the bills. Vulnerable roadway user bills mandate stiff fines, loss of license and\/or other penalties when the driver of a motorized vehicle severely injures or kills a pedestrian, bicyclist, wheelchair user, motorcyclist or construction worker.<br \/>\nOn Monday, April 18, Washington\u2019s State Senate voted 44-2 to accept House amendments to SB 5326, its version of a vulnerable user bill that now goes to Gov. Christine Gregoire for her signature. Cycling and walking advocates in Washington have been trying to pass a vulnerable user bill for three years, but the bill usually ended up dying in committee. This year the Senate and House both passed their own versions of the bill by large margins, then the Senate bill crossed over to receive House approval (with amendments) and now can go to the governor.<br \/>\n\u201cThe real crux of this bill is that outcomes matter,\u201d David Hiller of the Cascade Bicycle Club told the Sammamish Patch website. \u201cA DUI with a death is not a DUI with a tragic outcome; it\u2019s vehicular manslaughter. If you have an unsecured load in your vehicle, it\u2019s simply an infraction; but if you kill someone, it\u2019s a felony.\u201d<br \/>\n<!--more--><br \/>\n.<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/streetsblog.net\/2011\/04\/19\/vulnerable-roadway-user-laws-gain-momentum-nationwide-as-more-people-bike-and-walk\/\">https:\/\/streetsblog.net\/2011\/04\/19\/vulnerable-roadway-user-laws-gain-momentum-nationwide-as-more-people-bike-and-walk\/<\/a>oldId.20110419111428604<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>from Streetsblog.net by Angie Schmitt While there hasn\u2019t been a vulnerable roadway user bill introduced in Alaska yet, the concept is gaining momentum nationwide. Three states already have vulnerable user laws on the books (Oregon\u2019s took effect in 2008, and Delaware\u2019s and New York\u2019s took effect this year), and more states are introducing the bills. &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wp.baltimorespokes.org\/?p=198674068\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Vulnerable roadway user laws gain momentum nationwide as more people bike and walk&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"1","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-198674068","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-biking-elsewhere"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/wp.baltimorespokes.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/198674068","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/wp.baltimorespokes.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/wp.baltimorespokes.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wp.baltimorespokes.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wp.baltimorespokes.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=198674068"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/wp.baltimorespokes.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/198674068\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/wp.baltimorespokes.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=198674068"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wp.baltimorespokes.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=198674068"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wp.baltimorespokes.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=198674068"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}