A woman killed on #OregonCoast #Hwy101 yesterday across from #LincolnCityCityHall & McKays grocery was reportedly the wife of a McKays employee. She was using a #microMobility device, with a USPS van onscene. One passerby inexplicably stereotyped the #bicycle saying, "Looks like a homeless person." The husband was there & yelled, "Don't you stop!" as medics ended CPR. Drivers regularly speed here & #LincolnCityOR persists in neglecting to hold & hear a #BicycleAdvisoryCommittee. #TrafficViolence
Note that #LincolnCountyOR does have a #BikePedAdvisoryCommittee. But it meets only 4X a year in Newport. The only city in the county with its own #bicycle advisory cmte is also #Newport.
Along with advising on walking & cycling as transportation, committees advise on #busTransit use, since people walk & bike to the bus on #Oregon #ODOT hwys. They also ensure that cities & police depts are capturing crash data on #micromodes, & use bike funds on biking. #ORleg #ActiveTransportation #VisionZero