NEW FED GRANT TO REDUCE BIKE/PED DEATHS & INJURIES IN 22 STATES

-> According to a National Conference of State Legislatures the Fixing America’s Surface Transportation Act (FAST Act), includes a new grant program to decrease bicyclist and pedestrian fatalities and injuries. The 22 states where bicyclist and pedestrian traffic deaths exceed 15 percent of total annual statewide traffic deaths will be eligible for approximately $14 million in annual grant funds under Section 4005. The grants may be used to train law enforcement personnel about state pedestrian and bicycle safety laws, to fund enforcement campaigns related to them, and to fund public education campaigns for motorists, pedestrians and bicyclists. http://bit.ly/2beqj3M

from CenterLines, the e-newsletter of the National Center for Bicycling & Walking.

[B' Spokes: And Maryland is at 24.5%, just a bit higher than the 15% required to quilify.]