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Trails Across Texas!

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Texas Tourism Trails Paige to McDade Trail

License Plates

Show your support for Bicycle safety education! Put a Share the Road Y’all plate on your vehicle, trailer or motorcycle and help create cooperation on roadways across Texas. Share the Road specialty license plate Seven-time Tour de France bicycling champion and native Texan Lance Armstrong has made it onto a Texas license plate. The specialty […]

Programs; Advocacy; Safe Passing; Ordinance Analysis

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Back to Safe Passing; HOME Safe Passing Ordinance Analysis 1. The Safe Passing Ordinance establishes the general 3ft and 6ft safe passing distance that will save lives and be a valuable tool for education programs and safety awareness campaigns. However, the Ordinance also establishes exceptions to the general 3ft and 6ft safe passing distances based […]

Programs; Trails; Community Trails

Vote For Your Favorite Texas Trails License Plate Design

The BikeTexas Community Trails program goals are to identify, develop and promote multi-use trails and routes throughout Texas for runners, walkers, cyclists, and other non-motorized users. BikeTexas is very excited to announce our new, coming soon… Texas Trails Specialty License Plate! We’d like to extend a special thanks to Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) staff, […]

Programs; Advocacy; Safe Passing; SB 488 and HB 827 (2009) Language

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Back to Safe Passing; HOME As of 4/29/09 SB 488 – Authored by Ellis & Carona A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT relating to the operation of a motor vehicle in the vicinity of a vulnerable road user; providing penalties. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Subchapter […]

2009 BikeTexas Legislative Action Alerts and Updates

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Programs; Advocacy; Safe Passing; In the News

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Back to Safe Passing; HOME Dallas Morning News Dallas August 6, 2009 Cyclists criticize Texas Gov. Rick Perry over veto of safety measure Some Texas cyclists are using Gov. Rick Perry’s re-election campaign as a platform to lash out against him for vetoing a bicycle-safety measure last legislative session. Among their opponents is the father […]

Programs; Advocacy; Safe Passing; FAQ 2009

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Back to Safe Passing; HOME 1. What protections does this law provide? This Safe Passing Bill will establish a standard safe passing distance of 3 ft (or 6 ft for Commercial Vehicles) that only applies when road conditions allow. It also includes penalties for the “right hook” (turning dangerously in front of a vulnerable road […]

Programs; Advocacy; Safe Passing; Petition Download and Web Buttons

Sign the Safe Passing Petition

Back to Safe Passing; HOME Click here to download a PDF petition document. Print it and get signatures from your bike store, club, or event! Bike shops, clubs and bloggers: Link to the petition from your site! Just right click on one of the petition buttons below to copy and save it and then link […]

Programs; Advocacy; Safe Passing; Petition Signatures

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  Sara Abbas, Cedar ParkFrancine Abbey, BremondAlan Abdine, AustinPaul Abel, AustinAnn Abell, AustinHill Abell, AustinRobert Abell, AustinJason Abels, AustinShannon Abernathy, HoustonEdgar Ablan, KatyEdgar Ablan, AustinElizabeth Abrams, AustinRyan Abrams, AustinStacy Abron, Highland VillageMiguel Aceves, Corpus ChristiJohn Acker, AustinDavid Ackerman, AustinAutumn Acosta, San AntonioDani Acosta, AustinStephanie Acosta, AustinChristine Acuna, San AntonioRon Acuna, AustinMaureen Adair, AustinFred Adami, BoerneAlan […]

Programs; Advocacy; Safe Passing; Petition

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Programs; Advocacy; Safe Passing; VRU Data and 2009 Texas Senate Stance

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Back to Safe Passing; HOME Texas Vulnerable Road User (VRU) Data by Type Pedestrian and Bike Data – HTMLView Pedestrian and Bike Data – Download Excel File Motorcycle Data – HTML View Motorcycle Data – Download Excel File Work Zone Data – HTML View Work Zone Data – Download Excel File Farm Equipment Data – […]

Programs; Trails; Paige-McDade Trail

Paige - McDade Trail with Rail Escrow Fund

What if cyclists, equestrians and hikers could ride and walk between two communities on 10 miles of natural surface (dirt) trail along a lightly-used rail line connecting through beautiful pastoral countryside? Community leaders in the Paige-McDade area of northern Bastrop County and BikeTexas staff met twice in late November 2008 and early December 2008 to […]

Programs; Advocacy; Legislative Warchest Contribution

To donate to the BikeTexas Legislative Warchest, click here. BikeTexas’ mission is to provide Texans with professional bicycle advocacy and safety education. Your donation will support efforts on cyclists behalf at the Texas Legislature. Have you ever been sideswiped or buzzed by a car? Have you lost a friend in a bicycle-motor vehicle crash? Do […]

Programs; Advocacy; Safe Passing; BikeNews / Action Alerts

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Back to Safe Passing; HOME The following are links to BikeTexas BikeNews articles published, as well as, emailed Action Alerts and Action Updates sent to BikeTexas members in relation to the Safe Passing Bill. Simply click on an article title to read the full story and/or click on the Action Alerts & Updates link below. […]

Programs; Advocacy; Safe Passing; FAQ 2007

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Back to Safe Passing; HOME 1. Why do we need this law? Approximately fifty cyclists per year are killed in automobile crashes. About forty percent of those are killed by motorists traveling in the same direction. Most of those could be prevented if this law were enacted, promoted and enforced. 2. How are the safety […]

Programs; Advocacy; Cyclists in Suits; HOME

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Cyclists in Suits 2011Cyclists in Suits 2009Cyclists in Suits 2007 BikeTexas Cyclists in Suits – Texas Bike Lobby Day is a biennial event held during the Texas Legislature’s regular sessions. It is great opportunity for Texas cyclists to share their love of cycling with their state legislators. The goal is to have cyclists from every […]

Programs; Advocacy; Safe Passing; 248 (2007) Amendments

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Back to Safe Passing; HOME The Brimer Amendment (not good) is in red. The Patrick Amendment (good) is in blue. y: Ellis, et al. S.B. No. 248 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT relating to a motor vehicle passing a bicyclist; providing penalties. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: […]

Programs; Awareness HOME

Share the Road ProgramMajor funding provided by: BikeTexas/Texas Bicycle Coalition Members, TBCEF, TxDOT Share the Road Specialty License Plate sales, TxDOT Share the Road Souvenir License Plate sales

Programs; Education HOME

Texas SuperCyclist Program Texas SuperCollege Program BikeTexas Safe Routes to School Program BikeTexas Kids Kup Program

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