September 20th, 2011
CABO
September 18, 2011
The Honorable Edmund G. Brown, Jr.
State Capitol, Suite 1173
Sacramento, CA 95814
Re: SB 910 (Lowenthal) – SUPPORT ?
Dear Governor Brown:
I am writing on behalf of the California Association of Bicycling Organizations to ask that you sign Senator Lowenthal’s Senate Bill 910 into law. With the enactment of SB 910 and with wider public recognition of what is safe and appropriate motor vehicle driver’s behavior in the presence of bicyclists, everyone can benefit.
We expect that this clearer statement of appropriate passing distances by motorists of bicyclists, replacing the subjective guidance in existing law, will better inform people about unsafe passing and encourage more and safer bicycling – an appropriate goal toward providing a cleaner environment, safer traffic operations, and healthier Californians. Read more…
In the next week or so, we’re going to be moving the URL for the blog. Unfortunately, that will change the URL for the RSS feed. So please update your RSS reader to go here so you don’t get dropped in the transition. Sorry to all for the inconvenience!
I have been selected by the League of American Bicyclists as the 2009 League State Ambassador for California to help the League and all of us to protect the rights of cyclists. The first California State Ambassador in this new program from the League. Read more…
The article below is from the November 2008 bulletin of the CABO member club the Los Angeles Wheelmen, the “Gooseneck” by Laverne Boethling.
At the end of the article Laverne states that she/we appreciate all Ruth did for their club… I will add that Ruth served more than the LA Wheelmen with her dedicated, outspoken and well informed advocacy to all California bicyclists through her participation with CABO. Read more…
Well, after some technical difficulties, the CABO blog is now online! Stay tuned for updates!