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3714 JOINT RESOLUTIONS
enhancing the safety and utility of the bicycle as
an alternative means of transportation; requesting
that a certain percentage of the membership of the
committee be composed of me inters selected from the
nominees of State and local bicycle clubs and
similar organizations; requesting that the committee
study and review various aspects of bicycling in
Maryland, including State laws, local ordinances,
bicycle facilities, regulation of bicycling and
safety education; requesting that the Department
seek the assistance of appropriate agencies for the
study; and requesting the Department to present to
the General Assembly a progress report by a certain
date and a report of findings and recommendations by
a certain date.
WHEREAS, The use of the bicycle as an alternative
means of transportation conserves energy, reduces air
pollution, lessens traffic congestion, decreases highway
deterioration, and improves the physical health of all
citizens; and
WHEREAS, The recent increase in the use of bicycles
on streets, bridges, and highways shared with motor
vehicles is presenting an increasingly greater potential
for collision between bicycles and motor vehicles; and
WHEREAS, An economically feasible plan must be found
to permit safe usage of existing thoroughfares by both
motor vehicles and bicycles, to provide a safe passage
for bicyclists so as to permit continued use of roadways
and shoulders without hazards from motor vehicles, to
examine the availability of bicycle routes for
motor-assisted bicycles use; and
WHEREAS, Compulsory licensing of bicyclists and
registration of bicycles may soon become inevitable or
desirable; and
WHEREAS, Changes, clarifications, and improvements
in the State, county, and municipal codes and ordinances
may be both necessary and desirable to accommodate the
needs of high—speed and other cyclists; and
WHEREAS, Uniformity, with due regard for local
conditions, of rules regulating the use of bicycles is
desirable for both bicyclists and motorists traveling
from one jurisdiction to another; and
WHEREAS, A beginning is being made by many local
jurisdictions to plan for, establish, and control special
bicycle facilities both within or adjacent to existing
streets, bridges, and highways, and a degree of statewide
assistance and uniformity in this effort may be
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