Comments on: 3′ Passing Bill Committee Vote Wednesday — Contact Your Delegates Now http://www.vabike.org/3-passing-bill-committee-vote-wednesday-contact-your-delegates-now/ Advocacy, Safety, & Education Wed, 08 Feb 2012 21:39:16 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= By: Allen Muchnick http://www.vabike.org/3-passing-bill-committee-vote-wednesday-contact-your-delegates-now/comment-page-1/#comment-6593 Allen Muchnick Tue, 02 Feb 2010 22:32:28 +0000 http://www.vabike.org/?p=2622#comment-6593 House Transportation Subcommittee #2 will meet at it's usual 7 AM Wednesday time, not at 5:00 PM. Thus, emails and calls to the seven subcommittee members will be most effective before then. House Transportation Subcommittee #2 will meet at it’s usual 7 AM Wednesday time, not at 5:00 PM. Thus, emails and calls to the seven subcommittee members will be most effective before then.

]]> By: Allen Muchnick http://www.vabike.org/3-passing-bill-committee-vote-wednesday-contact-your-delegates-now/comment-page-1/#comment-6585 Allen Muchnick Tue, 02 Feb 2010 17:42:01 +0000 http://www.vabike.org/?p=2622#comment-6585 HB 1048 will be heard on February 3 and is NOT being merged with (the now truncated) SB 566 at this time. Thus, the much-needed change to Code of Virginia Section 46.2-816, to apply "following too closely" (by *motor* vehicles only) to bicycles and all other legal vehicles, not just motor vehicles and trailers, is still alive. In expressing support for HB 1048 at this time, it would help to mention its proposed change to "following too closely" as well as its proposed change to "passing too closely" (i.e., changing the minimum passing distance for two to three feet). HB 1048 will be heard on February 3 and is NOT being merged with (the now truncated) SB 566 at this time. Thus, the much-needed change to Code of Virginia Section 46.2-816, to apply “following too closely” (by *motor* vehicles only) to bicycles and all other legal vehicles, not just motor vehicles and trailers, is still alive.

In expressing support for HB 1048 at this time, it would help to mention its proposed change to “following too closely” as well as its proposed change to “passing too closely” (i.e., changing the minimum passing distance for two to three feet).

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