Yesterday, Evan Hansen introduced HB 2904 Robin W. Ames Memorial Act, https://www.wvlegislature.gov/bill_status/bills_history.cfm?INPUT=2904&y... https://www.wvlegislature.gov/bill_status/bills_history.cfm?INPUT=2904&year=2021&sessiontype=RS
The penalties for texting or using other hands-on devices while driving are minimal but if this bill becomes law, killing somebody or causing serious bodily injury could put the offender in state prison for years and revoke his or her driving license for 5 years to Life.
4ank
Thank you Frank. And thank you Evan as lead sponsor, and Delegates Fleischauer, Walker, & Williams of Mon, and Delegate Doyle of Jefferson County as additional sponsors of the bill. On Thursday, March 4, 2021, 09:09:16 PM EST, Frank Gmeindl fgmeindl@gmail.com wrote:
Yesterday, Evan Hansen introduced HB 2904 Robin W. Ames Memorial Act, https://www.wvlegislature.gov/bill_status/bills_history.cfm?INPUT=2904&y... The penalties for texting or using other hands-on devices while driving are minimal but if this bill becomes law, killing somebody or causing serious bodily injury could put the offender in state prison for years and revoke his or her driving license for 5 years to Life. 4ank _______________________________________________ Bikeboard mailing list -- bikeboard@lists.bikelover.org To unsubscribe send an email to bikeboard-leave@lists.bikelover.org To view this discussion on the web visit https://lists.bikelover.org/hyperkitty/list/bikeboard@lists.bikelover.org/me...
I find it disappointing that police still are not held responsible for distracted driving leading to injury.
(c) Subsection (a) of this section shall not apply to:
(1) A law-enforcement officer, a firefighter, an emergency medical technician, a paramedic or the operator of an authorized emergency vehicle in the performance of their official duties;
Ryan
On Thu, Mar 4, 2021 at 9:09 PM Frank Gmeindl fgmeindl@gmail.com wrote:
Yesterday, Evan Hansen introduced HB 2904 Robin W. Ames Memorial Act,
https://www.wvlegislature.gov/bill_status/bills_history.cfm?INPUT=2904&y...
The penalties for texting or using other hands-on devices while driving are minimal but if this bill becomes law, killing somebody or causing serious bodily injury could put the offender in state prison for years and revoke his or her driving license for 5 years to Life.
4ank
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I'm not sure if any of our local delegates is on this list, but if you all want to send a quick email of thanks to the sponsors, here are their email addresses: evan.hansen@wvhouse.gov,barbaraf@wvhouse.gov,johndoyle@wvhouse.gov,john.williams@wvhouse.gov,danielle.walker@wvhouse.gov
On Thursday, March 4, 2021, 09:09:16 PM EST, Frank Gmeindl fgmeindl@gmail.com wrote:
Yesterday, Evan Hansen introduced HB 2904 Robin W. Ames Memorial Act, https://www.wvlegislature.gov/bill_status/bills_history.cfm?INPUT=2904&y... The penalties for texting or using other hands-on devices while driving are minimal but if this bill becomes law, killing somebody or causing serious bodily injury could put the offender in state prison for years and revoke his or her driving license for 5 years to Life. 4ank _______________________________________________ Bikeboard mailing list -- bikeboard@lists.bikelover.org To unsubscribe send an email to bikeboard-leave@lists.bikelover.org To view this discussion on the web visit https://lists.bikelover.org/hyperkitty/list/bikeboard@lists.bikelover.org/me...
Frank,
Thank you for sharing the news about this bill. Robin's death was a tragedy and came among a string of other distracted driving crashes in the area resulting in fatalities and serious injuries.
I appreciate Ryan's analysis of some of the details of the proposed bill. Research has proven that law enforcement officers, as a subgroup of emergency service personnel, are more prone to distracted driving and, despite their professional driving training, not immune to its negative effects on their driving performance. Basically, no one is effectively able to deal with high competing mental loads, and driving requires full attention (especially in urban areas). See the first half of this paper for an illustrative look at distracted driving in police from and insider's POV: https://www.cji.edu/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/distracteddrivingandthepolice...
Unfortunately, because that verbiage is already included, I do not know if this bill will survive without its continued inclusion given the incredible defensiveness of all involved when critically analyzing these issues.
I do wonder if punitive justice is the best way to address distracted driving.
On Fri, Mar 5, 2021 at 9:41 AM 'Christiaan Abildso' via Mon Bike Club < monbikeclub@googlegroups.com> wrote:
I'm not sure if any of our local delegates is on this list, but if you all want to send a quick email of thanks to the sponsors, here are their email addresses:
evan.hansen@wvhouse.gov,barbaraf@wvhouse.gov,johndoyle@wvhouse.gov, john.williams@wvhouse.gov,danielle.walker@wvhouse.gov
On Thursday, March 4, 2021, 09:09:16 PM EST, Frank Gmeindl < fgmeindl@gmail.com> wrote:
Yesterday, Evan Hansen introduced HB 2904 Robin W. Ames Memorial Act,
https://www.wvlegislature.gov/bill_status/bills_history.cfm?INPUT=2904&y...
The penalties for texting or using other hands-on devices while driving are minimal but if this bill becomes law, killing somebody or causing serious bodily injury could put the offender in state prison for years and revoke his or her driving license for 5 years to Life.
4ank
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Morgantown attorney Michael Simms, a close friend of Robin and a cyclist, from what I can gather from a conversation I had with him many months ago, is the person who pushed for this bill. It would be an excellent idea to hear Michael's own interpretation about the language since such language can certainly be changed after the fact as the bill moves through committees and chambers.
I do know a women who was hit by a police cruiser on 705 many years ago, the blame was put on her, and she no longer bikes because of this incident.
-Jonathan
On 2021-03-05 10:33, Drew Gatlin wrote:
Frank,
Thank you for sharing the news about this bill. Robin's death was a tragedy and came among a string of other distracted driving crashes in the area resulting in fatalities and serious injuries.
I appreciate Ryan's analysis of some of the details of the proposed bill. Research has proven that law enforcement officers, as a subgroup of emergency service personnel, are more prone to distracted driving and, despite their professional driving training, not immune to its negative effects on their driving performance. Basically, no one is effectively able to deal with high competing mental loads, and driving requires full attention (especially in urban areas). See the first half of this paper for an illustrative look at distracted driving in police from and insider's POV: https://www.cji.edu/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/distracteddrivingandthepolice...
Unfortunately, because that verbiage is already included, I do not know if this bill will survive without its continued inclusion given the incredible defensiveness of all involved when critically analyzing these issues.
I do wonder if punitive justice is the best way to address distracted driving.
On Fri, Mar 5, 2021 at 9:41 AM 'Christiaan Abildso' via Mon Bike Club monbikeclub@googlegroups.com wrote:
I'm not sure if any of our local delegates is on this list, but if you all want to send a quick email of thanks to the sponsors, here are their email addresses:
evan.hansen@wvhouse.gov,barbaraf@wvhouse.gov,johndoyle@wvhouse.gov,john.williams@wvhouse.gov,danielle.walker@wvhouse.gov
On Thursday, March 4, 2021, 09:09:16 PM EST, Frank Gmeindl fgmeindl@gmail.com wrote:
Yesterday, Evan Hansen introduced HB 2904 Robin W. Ames Memorial Act, https://www.wvlegislature.gov/bill_status/bills_history.cfm?INPUT=2904&y...
The penalties for texting or using other hands-on devices while driving are minimal but if this bill becomes law, killing somebody or causing serious bodily injury could put the offender in state prison for years and revoke his or her driving license for 5 years to Life.
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It's also interesting to think about the League of American Bicyclists removing "Enforcement" from the "5 E's" of bike friendly status. I attended the (virtual) National Bike Summit earlier this week (with Traci K), and the argument was quite convincing that "Enforcement" was (a) not implemented disproportionately by race/ethnicity, and (b) merely a band-aid to make up for bad Engineering that is designed for fast movement of motor vehicles. LAB announcement from last year: Pedaling Toward a More Just BFA Program: Removing “Enforcement” from our Framework While these important enforcement changes are proposed for WV, please know that many of us are also doing our level best to change Engineering policies and practices to ensure that all roads are designed for safe movement of all users. It has taken - and will take - many people and many years, but we are well on our way. Let's keep it up!
Be well Christiaan On Friday, March 5, 2021, 04:09:08 PM EST, Drew Gatlin johngatlin@gmail.com wrote:
Frank, Thank you for sharing the news about this bill. Robin's death was a tragedy and came among a string of other distracted driving crashes in the area resulting in fatalities and serious injuries. I appreciate Ryan's analysis of some of the details of the proposed bill. Research has proven that law enforcement officers, as a subgroup of emergency service personnel, are more prone to distracted driving and, despite their professional driving training, not immune to its negative effects on their driving performance. Basically, no one is effectively able to deal with high competing mental loads, and driving requires full attention (especially in urban areas). See the first half of this paper for an illustrative look at distracted driving in police from and insider's POV:https://www.cji.edu/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/distracteddrivingandthepolice...
Unfortunately, because that verbiage is already included, I do not know if this bill will survive without its continued inclusion given the incredible defensiveness of all involved when critically analyzing these issues. I do wonder if punitive justice is the best way to address distracted driving. On Fri, Mar 5, 2021 at 9:41 AM 'Christiaan Abildso' via Mon Bike Club monbikeclub@googlegroups.com wrote:
I'm not sure if any of our local delegates is on this list, but if you all want to send a quick email of thanks to the sponsors, here are their email addresses: evan.hansen@wvhouse.gov,barbaraf@wvhouse.gov,johndoyle@wvhouse.gov,john.williams@wvhouse.gov,danielle.walker@wvhouse.gov
On Thursday, March 4, 2021, 09:09:16 PM EST, Frank Gmeindl fgmeindl@gmail.com wrote:
Yesterday, Evan Hansen introduced HB 2904 Robin W. Ames Memorial Act, https://www.wvlegislature.gov/bill_status/bills_history.cfm?INPUT=2904&y... The penalties for texting or using other hands-on devices while driving are minimal but if this bill becomes law, killing somebody or causing serious bodily injury could put the offender in state prison for years and revoke his or her driving license for 5 years to Life. 4ank _______________________________________________ Bikeboard mailing list -- bikeboard@lists.bikelover.org To unsubscribe send an email to bikeboard-leave@lists.bikelover.org To view this discussion on the web visit https://lists.bikelover.org/hyperkitty/list/bikeboard@lists.bikelover.org/me...
Since you brought up the National Bike Summit, I just received an email, that many of you may have also received. It looks like most, if not all of the Summit is now available for viewing on YouTube. Here is the Removing "Enforcement" from the 5 E's at https://youtu.be/yTk14nSEKGw .
The complete playlist for the Summit is at https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLEunXMVRYA7RoLQJ7oT0_bNQ_TOdXbA-C .
-Jonathan
On 2021-03-05 17:08, Christiaan Abildso wrote:
It's also interesting to think about the League of American Bicyclists removing "Enforcement" from the "5 E's" of bike friendly status. I attended the (virtual) National Bike Summit earlier this week (with Traci K), and the argument was quite convincing that "Enforcement" was (a) not implemented disproportionately by race/ethnicity, and (b) merely a band-aid to make up for bad Engineering that is designed for fast movement of motor vehicles.
LAB announcement from last year: Pedaling Toward a More Just BFA Program: Removing "Enforcement" from our Framework [2]
While these important enforcement changes are proposed for WV, please know that many of us are also doing our level best to change Engineering policies and practices to ensure that all roads are designed for safe movement of all users. It has taken - and will take - many people and many years, but we are well on our way. Let's keep it up!
Be well Christiaan
On Friday, March 5, 2021, 04:09:08 PM EST, Drew Gatlin johngatlin@gmail.com wrote:
Frank,
Thank you for sharing the news about this bill. Robin's death was a tragedy and came among a string of other distracted driving crashes in the area resulting in fatalities and serious injuries.
I appreciate Ryan's analysis of some of the details of the proposed bill. Research has proven that law enforcement officers, as a subgroup of emergency service personnel, are more prone to distracted driving and, despite their professional driving training, not immune to its negative effects on their driving performance. Basically, no one is effectively able to deal with high competing mental loads, and driving requires full attention (especially in urban areas). See the first half of this paper for an illustrative look at distracted driving in police from and insider's POV: https://www.cji.edu/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/distracteddrivingandthepolice...
Unfortunately, because that verbiage is already included, I do not know if this bill will survive without its continued inclusion given the incredible defensiveness of all involved when critically analyzing these issues.
I do wonder if punitive justice is the best way to address distracted driving.
On Fri, Mar 5, 2021 at 9:41 AM 'Christiaan Abildso' via Mon Bike Club monbikeclub@googlegroups.com wrote:
I'm not sure if any of our local delegates is on this list, but if you all want to send a quick email of thanks to the sponsors, here are their email addresses:
evan.hansen@wvhouse.gov,barbaraf@wvhouse.gov,johndoyle@wvhouse.gov,john.williams@wvhouse.gov,danielle.walker@wvhouse.gov
On Thursday, March 4, 2021, 09:09:16 PM EST, Frank Gmeindl fgmeindl@gmail.com wrote:
Yesterday, Evan Hansen introduced HB 2904 Robin W. Ames Memorial Act, https://www.wvlegislature.gov/bill_status/bills_history.cfm?INPUT=2904&y...
The penalties for texting or using other hands-on devices while driving are minimal but if this bill becomes law, killing somebody or causing serious bodily injury could put the offender in state prison for years and revoke his or her driving license for 5 years to Life.
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Thanks, Christiaan!
Here’s the message that I sent to our delegates,
As a friend of Robin Ames and as an avid cyclist who was struck from behind by a distracted driver, I thank you for introducing HB 2904 Robin W. Ames Memorial Act.
Please let me know what I can do to get it passed into law.
4ank
On Mar 5, 2021, at 9:41 AM, Christiaan Abildso cabildso@yahoo.com wrote:
I'm not sure if any of our local delegates is on this list, but if you all want to send a quick email of thanks to the sponsors, here are their email addresses:
evan.hansen@wvhouse.gov,barbaraf@wvhouse.gov,johndoyle@wvhouse.gov,john.williams@wvhouse.gov,danielle.walker@wvhouse.gov
On Thursday, March 4, 2021, 09:09:16 PM EST, Frank Gmeindl fgmeindl@gmail.com wrote:
Yesterday, Evan Hansen introduced HB 2904 Robin W. Ames Memorial Act, https://www.wvlegislature.gov/bill_status/bills_history.cfm?INPUT=2904&y... https://www.wvlegislature.gov/bill_status/bills_history.cfm?INPUT=2904&year=2021&sessiontype=RS
The penalties for texting or using other hands-on devices while driving are minimal but if this bill becomes law, killing somebody or causing serious bodily injury could put the offender in state prison for years and revoke his or her driving license for 5 years to Life.
4ank
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