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<\/span>Washington Bikes wants motorists in traffic school courses to be taught how to safely interact with bicyclists and pedestrians.<\/div>\n
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HB 1129<\/a>, introduced this week by Representative Brad Klippert of Kennewick, would incorporate bicycle and pedestrian traffic safety curriculum in traffic schools.\u00a0 <\/span>Many cities and counties offer traffic school courses to motorists who have committed traffic-related offenses as a condition of deferral, sentence or penalty.<\/div>\n
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The Department of Licensing approved curriculum was developed by the Bicycle Alliance and is a requirement in drivers education programs in Washington State.\u00a0 <\/span>The Bicycle Alliance would make the curriculum available at no cost to traffic schools.<\/div>\n
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\u201cTeaching drivers how to safely interact with bicyclists and pedestrians has only been a part of drivers education for a few years,\u201d stated Bicycle Alliance Policy Director Dave Janis.\u00a0 <\/span>\u201cIncorporating the curriculum into traffic schools gives us an opportunity to reach drivers who most likely did not receive this training previously.\u201d<\/div>\n
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Washington Bikes advocates for bicyclists and a bike-friendly state.\u00a0 <\/span>Information on this bill and other legislative priorities supported by them can be found at wabikes.org<\/a>.<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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