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APPROVED 8/17/2016 <br />Heidi Perry asked about other Orange County staff being on the bicycle safety force. <br />Abigaile Pittman explained that more information will be given in the presentation for the Bicycle Safety Task Force <br />Applicants you want to do presentation. <br />Abigaile Pittman presented the Bicycle Safety Task Force Applicants <br />Heidi Perry inquired about removing two members so that she and Jeff Charles could be voting members on the task <br />force. <br />Amy Cole stated that she is opposed to taking anyone off the applicant list but that she does agree with Heidi Perry in <br />that she and Jeff Charles should be able to vote on the task force. <br />Alex Castro I think if Heidi is going to do so much work on the force I think she should be able to vote. <br />Ted Triebel states his support, indicating that since the OUTBoard recommended the Bicycle Safety Task Force and <br />since Heidi will be undertaking substantial administrative work as part of the task force, the OUTBoard should have <br />voting representation. <br />Motion made by Art Menius to allow 18 members on the Bicycle Safety Task and that the new two additional <br />members should be from the OUTBoard. <br />VOTE: Unanimous <br />Motion made by Alex Castro to approve the revised slate as presented in attachment one. Seconded by Art Menius. <br />VOTE: Unanimous <br />Max Bushell delivered crash report presentation. <br />There were questions about the accuracy of the data being reported, regarding incidents that are not reported and if <br />the alcohol involved was with the motorists. Max Bushell stated he would look into which crashes involved alcohol <br />and whether the driver or the bicyclist was intoxicated. He will also examine at which times of day the fatal crashes <br />occurred. Additionally, he will examine the driver demographics to assess appropriate groups to target with safety <br />messaging. <br />Max Bushell continued with presentation <br />Heidi Perry spoke about House Bill 959 that just passed and is going to senate that will make it legal for motorists to <br />cross a double yellow line to go around cyclists. She also mentioned counters that have gone up in Carrboro that will <br />give a better idea of how many cyclists are going on county roads. <br />Max Bushell concluded presentation. <br />Abigaile Pittman delivered Task Force Charge Presentation. <br />Heidi Perry led the discussion and identified a few different areas to focus on. First, the Bicycle Safety Task Force <br />(BSTF) should identify areas with a significant bicycle safety issue. She clarified that the BSTF is not charged with <br />creating new laws or suggesting infrastructure changes. The BSTF's priority is safety and education. <br />The biggest area of discussion was how to get more public awareness of the rules of the road. There was a lot of <br />brain storming on how to do this such as billboards; through schools, such as liaising with the Let's Go NC group and <br />working to include bicycle safety information in Driver's Education classes; information on OPT buses, such as bus <br />PA <br />