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15 ATTACHMENT 1 EXCERPT FROM DRAFT MINUTES 2 ORANGE UNIFIED TRANSPORTATION BOARD 3 MAY 20,2015 4 REGULAR MEETING 5 6 AGENDA ITEM 5.13: BICYCLE SAFETY 7 8 Heide Perry: Goal is to have a draft document/resolution at the end of the meeting to present to BOCC. 9 10 Art Menius: Appreciates Heidi work on the document, balancing the interest of bicyclist and motorist, and 11 acknowledged written statement received from Bonnie Hauser. 12 13 Heidi Perry: Reviewed document with edits below in red font: 14 Charge 1. However, regardless of the outcome of HB 232, people who drive or who cycle in Orange County 15 could be better education on the current laws, and methods of doing that should be put into place now. 16 Charge 3. If the bill is passed by the Senate, as currently proposed,the committee that will be formed will 17 be asked to provide recommended legislation to the Senate and House by the end of 2015. 18 Charge 3. Old NC 86 from Farm House Drive to New Hope Church Road, Arthur Minis Road from Old NC 19 86 to Rocky Ridge Road, New Hope Church Road from Old NC 86 to NC 86. 20 Charge 4. A�with mnct situations the problem is how to ensure the safety of the roads of our county. 21 Charge 4. First and foremost in these efforts would be a program to education the public on the laws, and 22 to humanize the potential conflict situations that occur in a way that fosters respect, understanding, and 23 coexistence on the road. See Appendix 1 for examples of these types of efferts being dene On other areas. 24 Charge 5. 1. Have current state laws posted at high-traffic rural spots (See Appendix-4. 25 4. Arrange for a bike ride or another type of"field trip" with Orange County Commissioners, law 26 enforcement, Orange County staff, and local cycling advocates to allow all to see both the possibilities and the 27 obstacles that exist for cycling on rural county roads. 28 7. Support BikeWalk NC in its efforts to produce a statewide online education class that could be 29 utilized in Driver's Ed classes, and in classes for driving offenders that are seeking to reduce points on their 30 insurance,. even has-a.A component for the younger age groups who are mainly pedestrians is also planned. 31 16.a. Supplementing the existing Orange County Bicycle Map with online-accessible "Cue 32 Sheets"for specific preferred bicycling road. 33 16.b. Adding MUTCD-approved signage at "choke point" identified by area cyclists alerting 34 drivers to the likelihood of cyclist, such as"watch for cyclist" or"bikes may use full lane." 35 16c. Including multi-use paths in the vicinity of and within County Parks and along Cane Creek 36 reservoir perimeter. 37 Charge 6. 5. Ask NCDOT to adhere to their Complete Streets manual and to their written policies 38 concerning rumple strips when installing them on rural roads(see Appendix 3 B). 39 40 Bonnie Hauser: Submitted a written statement regarding the Report. She stated she met with Lauren Blackburn, 41 from NC Dot, Bike/Pedestrian Division and discussed: 42 • Vocabulary for bikers and motorist and it being more urban based; 43 • Urban centers are the biggest problems; 44 • Secondary roads have higher speed with no bike lanes; 45 • Road designs or laws that support sharing the road safely and it will take a long time to fix. 46 47 Important for Commissioners understand the problem. We have to understand that if it is addressed just 48 as a Bike/Ped thing we will not fix the problem. 49 It takes$500,000/mile to add bike lanes and there are 900 miles of road in rural Orange County. 50 Much of this is not in county jurisdiction it is state jurisdiction. 51 She would like the OUTBoard to acknowledge rural roads separately from things done in urban areas and 52 that rural roads need special attention. 53