I tried to call Senator Bob Beach the my call was not answered. So, I sent the following e-mail message:
Dear Senator Beach,
Please simply repeal 17C-11-5 (a) that requires cyclists to ride far to the right. As introduced, H.B. 4304 would have simply repealed it. Unfortunately, the House Judiciary replaced 17C-11-5 (a) with very confusing language that I doubt cyclists, law enforcement officers, traffic court judges, motorists and legislators can understand. Simply repealing 17C-11-5 (a) will make cycling safer. The language in the amended bill will not.
I am the former Chairman of the Morgantown Municipal Bicycle Board. Under my watch, Morgantown received the Bronze level Bicycle Friendly Community award. I am a certified bicycling instructor and have taught more than 150 people to bicycle safely. I have bicycled more than 150,000 miles in all types of traffic.
Frank D. Gmeindl LCI #1703 491 Wilson Avenue Morgantown, WV 26501 304-376-0446 Cyclists fare best when they act and are treated as drivers of vehicles
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From: Kasey Russell russell.kasey@gmail.com Date: February 27, 2014 11:40:41 AM EST To: Adam Angelona adam@wvcompanybicycle.com, Adam Flack aflack@wvonthemove.net, Andrea Salina andreathompson31@gmail.com, Anita Mayer anita.mayer@mail.wvu.edu, Bill Austin baustin@labyrinth.net, Breanna Shell shellb@cityofhuntington.com, Brendan Bell brendanbell.bell@gmail.com, Bruce Curry Bruce@currydesigngroup.com, Charles Holley cholley@cityofhuntington.com, "chip@wamsleycycles.com" chip@wamsleycycles.com, Christiaan Abildso cgabildso@hsc.wvu.edu, Craig Slaughter craig.slaughter@wvimb.org, Dale Goff Dale.goff3@gmail.com, Dennis A Strawn dennis.strawn@highmark.com, Don Spencer DSpencer36@comcast.net, Edgar Barrett nedbarrett@bellsouth.net, Ella Belling ella@montrails.org, Emily Vasile emilyvasile@gmail.com, Emmett Pepper epepper@vt.edu, Frank Gmeindl frank.gmeindl@comcast.net, Gail Pitchford gail.pitchford@camc.org, Gary Zuckett garyz@wvcag.org, Greg Garrett gagarrett@gmail.com, "harvey.allen@chartersites.net" harvey.allen@chartersites.net, Isaac Forman formanir@gmail.com, j underhill Jfunderhill@gmail.com, Jeffrey Lusk jlusk@trailsheaven.com, Jenny Totten jenny.dawn.totten@gmail.com, John Francis johncfrancis13@gmail.com, John Manchester jmanchester@lewisburg-wv.com, Kate Dobson Forman katedforman@gmail.com, "Laura M. Dice" Laura.Dice@camc.org, Michael Loughney mloughney@tioga-resources.com, Michael Plante mike@planteandassociates.com, Mike Costello costellowv@gmail.com, Park Ferguson parkferg2007@yahoo.com, Patricia Clay trishc1@suddenlink.net, Patrick Donovan pdonovan@njrati.org, Rahul Gupta rahul.gupta@wv.gov, Rich Harper johnscyclery@frontier.com, Scott Sudduth scottsud@gmail.com, "sryder@tgkvf.org" sryder@tgkvf.org, Stacy Bisker selaineb@gmail.com, Steve Fowler smf@pffwv.com, Ted Armbrecht eca3@suddenlinkmail.com, Tom Heywood theywood@bowlesrice.com, Tom Wood twood84@gmail.com, "townoffayetteville@suddenlinkmail.com" townoffayetteville@suddenlinkmail.com, weber xvrweber@gmail.com, "whitegolf@frontier.net" whitegolf@frontier.net, "wrnott@suddenlink.net" wrnott@suddenlink.net Subject: Contact Judiciary Committee Members NOW!`
Hello everyone -- HB4304 is on the Senate Judiciary Committee meeting agenda TODAY, Feb. 27th. If you have time to make a call or send an email before 2:30 p.m. please do so!! Meeting starts at 3. Remember Bikes are Good -- pretty simple. Kasey