The House Transportation Committee approved (by a close vote) the legislation to require drivers to stop, not just yield, to pedestrians.  Next step is the House floor.  Identical Senate legislation is now on the Senate floor.

This is huge news.  However, it?s important to keep spreading the word about contacting your State Senator or State Delegate about the importance of this legislation so that it can be passed by both sides.

This year, both bills are more than just changing the word from yield to stop, they also include language that resulted from a recent study of the existing Virginia legislation that showed the existing law is vague and unclear for both drivers and pedestrians.  Many of the suggestions made by the study are incorporated in the proposed legislation.

Make sure your representatives know how important this legislation is to you.  It?s HB1270 and in the Senate SB644.

Learn more at BikeWalkVirginia.org.
Previously at SDCC.info.