BILL NUMBER: AB 819	INTRODUCED
	BILL TEXT


INTRODUCED BY   Assembly Member Wieckowski

                        FEBRUARY 17, 2011

   An act relating to bicycles.


	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   AB 819, as introduced, Wieckowski. Bicycles.
   Existing law provides that every person riding a bicycle upon a
highway has all the rights applicable to the driver of a vehicle and
is subject to specified provisions in the Vehicle Code, including the
rules of the road and specified equipment requirements. Existing law
also governs minimum safety design criteria for the planning and
construction of bikeways and roadways where bicycle travel is
permitted.
   This bill would declare the intent of the Legislature to enact
legislation relating to bicycle lanes and transportation, as
specified.
   Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: no.
State-mandated local program: no.


THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  SECTION 1.  (a) It is the intent of the Legislature to enact
legislation that would improve the safety and efficiency of bicycle
lane traffic in the State of California.
   (b) It is further the intent of the Legislature that would enact
legislation to promote the use of bicycles as preferred alternative
modes of transportation in our communities.