2007 Legislative Session
During the 2007 legislative session the, BTA spearheaded and helped pass the following bills. Click here for a full description of the BTA's 2007 legislative agenda.
House Bill 3314
Requires careless drivers who kill or seriously injure a “vulnerable roadway user” to complete 100 to 200 hours of community service and a traffic safety course, or face a
$12,500 fine and revocation of their license for one year.
Senate Bill 108
Requires drivers on rural roads stay far enough away when passing a cyclist to prevent contact if the rider were to fall into the traffic lane.
Senate Bill 789
Creates Oregon’s “Share the Road” license plate.
Senate Bill 242
Requires newly-constructed or renovated schools to plan for Safe Routes to School.
House Bill 2297
Reduces speed limits on the narrowest residential roadways–one step in the efforts to decrease traffic speeds throughout our communities.
2005 Legislative Summary
During the 2005 Legislative session, two bills written and supported by the BTA were passed by the Legislature and signed by the Governor.
Safe Routes to School (HB 2742)
Safe Routes to School programs increase bicycling and walking among children and families through engineering, education, encouragement, and traffic enforcement. This bill established program guidelines and a grant fund to support Safe Routes efforts in Oregon.
Bicycle Legal Revisions (SB 938)
Gives cyclists maximum protection under the law in the event of crashes and insurance claims.
Click here for a full description of the BTA's 2005 legislative agenda.
2003 Legislative Summary
In 2003, the Bicycle Transportation Alliance weighed in on all bills and legislative issues pertaining to bicycling and the bicycle industry.
We achieved a number of tangible victories, thwarted legislation that would have negatively impacted cycling, and made headway on our Safe Routes to Schools agenda. We became known as Oregon's “bicycle people,” building relationships with pro-bicycle legislators that helped block several very harmful ideas and lay the groundwork for future successes.
We also saw that on certain issues the bicycling community is sharply divided (the Rolling Stop for Bicyclists at Stop Signs bill, for example), and that it’s a challenge to represent our constituency well in those instances. We must make sure that the reasons for our decisions on such issues is clear to all our members, even those who disagree with our final decision.
Click here for a ful description of the BTA's 2003 legislative agenda.
2001 Legislative Summary
Thanks to the hard work of our volunteer lobbyist Ward Armstrong and the advocacy of hundreds of dedicated citizens, the BTA succeeded in passing Oregon’s first ever Safe Routes to Schools bill during the 2001 Legislative Session.
The new law requires schools and communities to work together to identify hazards that keep kids from walking and biking safely to school. During the 2003 and 2005 legislative sessions, the BTA worked with our partners and members to help secure funding to support these programs.
