SPRING/SUMMER 2018
RIDE TIME NEWS
In this issue 2 Letter from Pete
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Bike shorts
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Legislative update
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2017 by the numbers
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Thank you to our donors
BIKES ARE PART OF THE BIGGER PICTURE We continue our work to make Colorado the best place for everyone to ride a bike. Whether you are a 100-mile-a-weekend road rider, a die-hard mountain biker, an occasional bike commuter, or just enjoy riding with the family for ice cream, we have been and will continue to be there for you.
What we’ve realized over the years, though, is that our work is bigger than the bicycle; bikes are an important piece of a larger picture in our communities, one that includes everyone who uses our roads—drivers, pedestrians, transit users and others. That’s why, in the 2018 legislative session, we’re focused on bills aimed at keeping bicyclists—and all road users—safer. House Bill 1072, for instance, which would have repealed legislation that allows for automated enforcement like red light cameras, would have increased speeds on our roads. We testified against it, and it didn’t make it out of committee—a big win for everyone on our streets. At press time, we’re also working on making sure Senate Bill 144, or the “Safety Stop” bill, passes. Learn more about our ongoing legislative work on page 4.
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But our efforts to make streets safer goes beyond legislative work. We’ve just launched our new Bicycle-Friendly Drivers program, aiming to make Colorado’s urban, rural and mountain roads safer and more courteous. The course covers common crashes, legal and illegal behavior of motorists and bicyclists, street infrastructure and why sharing the road is the safest option for all road users. Learn more about that—and the Innovation Grant we received to implement it around the state—on page 3. We’ve also played an active role as a steering committee member of the Denver Vision Zero coalition, with hopes of eliminating traffic fatalities in our capital city. In October, the City of Denver released its comprehensive Vision Zero Action Plan, with sights set on zero traffic deaths by 2030, and we have a seat at the table for these important conversations. With the support of our members, we’ll continue to work tirelessly for safer streets across the state.
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Hear directly from Pete—our new executive director—and why he thinks looking at the bicycle as a piece of a bigger picture is important, on the next page.
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