Five feet to pass bicycles to be heard Thursday

I am out of state for the week but am passing along the following from Bike Santa Fe. Please call or write so that we will not be one of the few states that don’t have distance-to-pass laws (38 states now have them). HB 192, the 5-Feet To Pass Bicycles Bill, is now...

Careless Driving Penalty Bill

For those of you interested in House Bill 109, which would provide an increased penalty (from a petty misdemeanor to a full misdemeanor) when careless driving results in death or great bodily harm, that bill will be heard at 1:30 on Tuesday, January 29, in room 317 of...

Correction

Thanks, Bill. But it was an Olympic distance triathlon (1500 M swim, 40 K bike, 10 K run), the USA Triathlon National Age Group Championships that I qualified for by being the only person in my age group at the Santa Rosa NM triathlon in June. Based on my Cleveland...

Sensible Op-ed by Paul Cooley

http://www.santafenewmexican.com/opinion/my_view/bicycles-cars-can-coexist-just-follow-the-laws/article Bicycles, cars can coexist — just follow the laws By Paul Cooley Jorge Lopez of Santa Fe crosses a busy St. Michael’s Drive last month with Izaiah Lopez, 5. Luis...