Another important announcement from our friends at Bicycle Alliance of Washington:
The Bicycle Alliance is a member of the Driven to Distraction Task Force. We are thrilled that Substitute Senate Bill 6345 is close to becoming law! Below is a message from the task force:
The Washington state legislative session ends in 8 days, and we need your help in our final push for Senate Bill 6345. With your help, handheld cell phone use and texting while driving will become primary offenses in 2010! PEMCO just released a poll revealing the number of WA drivers using handheld devices illegally has more than doubled over the past 20 months, and texting while driving has skyrocketed even higher.
What we urgently need your help today to help curb this alarming trend:
1. Take a few minutes to e-mail your representative using the online link below, even if you've done it before. To find out who your representative is and how to contact them, click here: http://apps.leg.wa.gov/districtfinder/
2. Forward the following e-mail/action link to as MANY people as you can that live in Washington and ask them to contact their representative in support: http://www.votervoice.net/groups/driven
SSB 6345 will likely go to the full House floor today for a vote, and every e-mail and phone call to legislators in support of this bill will help. If you or your colleagues hear back from a House representative, please forward any responses to info@nodistractions.org.
And hey, this isn't just about cyclist safety -- this is EVERYONE's safety on the line here, so contact your legislator now!
Thanks.
Posted via email from OlyBikes
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