MD Streets Rank No. 8 in Bicycle Safety
I will also highlight LAB's feedback (note the last item in regards to safety.)
• Develop a Police Officer Standards and Training (POST) curriculum for bicycling enforcement both for new officers and continuing education – focus on laws related to bicyclists, interactions between motorists and bicyclists, and bicycle collision investigation.
• Adopt federal funding project rating criteria that incentivize bicycle projects and accommodations. The state is spending a low amount, less than .50 percent, of federal funding on bicyclists and pedestrians, particularly on transportation enhancements.
• Bicycle ridership, while good, must continue to increase. Determine barriers that people face when bicycling and implement a comprehensive strategy to reduce barriers and increase ridership.
• Add bicycle safety as an emphasis area in the state Strategic Highway Safety Plan and aggressively fund bike safety projects.
The Patch article: <a href="http://silverspring.patch.com/articles/md-streets-rank-no-8-in-bicycle-safety-119465af">http://silverspring.patch.com/articles/md-streets-rank-no-8-in-bicycle-safety-119465af</a>
LAB's report card for Maryland: <a href="http://www.bikeleague.org/programs/bicyclefriendlyamerica/bicyclefriendlystate/bfs_report_cards/maryland.pdf">http://www.bikeleague.org/programs/bicyclefriendlyamerica/bicyclefriendlystate/bfs_report_cards/maryland.pdf</a>
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