Good evening, Although I'm no longer officially on the board (I guess that's what ex-officio must mean) I'd like to submit my homework for voluntary grading as if I'm auditing a course....
Education; In the 4th grade provide one full day of bike safety education - half-day lecture, half-day road with a police officer (based on German model)
In drivers' ed classes provide one hour lecture on vulnerable road users and code/courtesy when operating in their vicinity.
Enforcement: Encourage and enforce speed limit laws for motorists. These speed limits were set to maintain an environment where motorized and non-motorized road users could share safely. Speed limits are UPPER limits, but are being treated as LOWER limits.
I was wondering if I come to the meeting if I could bring our exchange student and have him talk about the bicycling environment (riding and regulatory) in Germany. His Mom commutes regularly to her job as a school teacher and he rides to his activities (but takes a city bus to school).
Nick
-- Nick Hein Director, Positive Spin Morgantown, WV ph 304-276-0213 --