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OUTLINE Alex Castro: We have a group of expert bicyclists which include Heidi, Jeff, John, Cliff, Tom, myself and another 53 lady. We have worked on putting together a plan of action with regard to making recommendations on what can 54 be done to improve bicycle safety. We have chosen not to get into the law because there is an active House Bill 55 that would task the Department of Transportation to look at the existing bicycle laws and report to the Joint 56 Transportation Committee by the end of the year. 57 58 Abigaile Pittman: Are you able to fill in some of the details? 59 60 Alex Castro: I don’t feel I am the voice for this group. Heidi? 61 62 Heidi Perry: We are not quite ready to discuss it. We only have had one meeting. The task objectives came 63 from the BOCC. We have talked about several things and made a lot of progress. Education needs to be first 64 and foremost - how do we get it out it a more efficient way. 65 66 Paul Guthrie: Do you have a timeline? Are there any problems we can help with as far as framing? 67 68 Heidi Perry: Making sure it is comprehensive and specific. We need to have the Sheriff’s Department 69 70 Tom Magnuson: I don’t have much experience with this board. What are the mechanisms to get the county to 71 cooperate in generating material? Targeting PSAs may be the best vehicle we have. 72 73 Jeff Charles: I am impressed with this new working group. Education is a key. Because of the new legislation 74 whatever we do could be out of date in six months. We need the Orange County Highway Patrol rather than 75 Sheriff’s Department to get involved; and maybe the Orange County attorneys that would be prosecuting the 76 cases. 77 78 Paul Guthrie: These need to be serious conversations between the professionals. 79 80 Alex Castro: We have had Chris Knox, Highway Patrol involved in our discussions. I would recommend that he 81 be invited to the next OUTBoard meeting and he could comment on the law enforcement issues. 82 83 Jeff Charles: We need to address road rage incidents. We need to develop a process for the motorists and 84 cyclists to deal with this. 85 86 Art Menius: It is clear there is a problem due to the tragedies that have happened. Isn’t there a compromise to 87 be made? There is an issue of education and enforcement. 88 89 Heidi Perry: I agree but when there is an incident it is never addressed and gives the appearance that it goes 90 away. How do we get the incidents recorded so they don’t disappear? 91 92 John Rubin: I am a motorist and a cyclist. Jeff Newman, Prosecutors Office is a good guy who may be willing to 93 put in some extra hours. 94 95 Alex Castro: We want to adapt Best Practices law enforcement for cyclists. One big problem is ignorance. 96 Maybe use maps like ones from Chapel Hill and Durham, that need to be posted in the field and give safety 97 greater prominence. 98 99 Paul Guthrie: Regarding Carrboro, what types of things have you promoted in the education sector in Carrboro? 100 101 Heidi Perry: We work closely with the Carrboro Police Department, we do bike light giveaways, bike rodeos for 102 the kids, etc. When we give a light to someone we actually install them and give them bike laws; we have night 103 rides.104 105 5