Road safety benefits us all

Road safety is something that benefits us all and should not be a polarizing political issue. Period.

During this recent legislative session road safety, specifically a bicycle safe passing law that died in the Senate, became politically divisive.

Why is bicycling such a hot button political issue at the state Legislature? Is it due to the misperceptions and myths about bicycling being spread by anti-bicycling political forces?

One myth is that bicyclists don’t pay for the roads. Local and state road maintenance is primarily funded by user gas taxes, but new infrastructure is primari...