Bicycle Safety Task Force Holding First Meeting Today

posted: November 16th, 2009 08:04 am | 7Comments

bikeThe newly formed Task Force on Cycling Safety will hold its first meeting at 4 p.m. today in the Newport Beach City Council Chambers. The public is invited to attend.

The task force was formed late last month in order to study bicycle safety in the city. City Councilwoman Nancy Gardner suggested the group form after a bicyclist was killed while riding down Ridge Park Road last summer; read our story of that accident here. Police continue to investigate the case.

The task force meeting agenda, available online, includes introductions, a review of the state vehicle code pertaining to bicycles, an overview of local police enforcement and a review of the city’s Bikeways Master Plan.

Many local cyclists have complained to Corona del Mar Today that traffic signals in town are not set to recognize bicyclists, and that police officers in town aggressively ticket bike riders.

“The Safe Cycling Task Force has the challenge of deciding if the amassed vehicle citations contrived from bicyclists will be Newport Beach’s legacy in American urban transportation,” one reader wrote in a comment.

The meeting today includes a public comment section. Gardner also said anyone with concerns also could call or email her; her contact information is on her website.

Read our earlier story about some of the task force members here.

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