FW: SB644 Motorists to Stop for Pedestrians

[Bruce&Linda Dwyer]

FYI and too bad.

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From: Lloyd Vye [mailto:bdvye at comcast.net] 
Sent: Monday, February 25, 2008 10:36 AM
To: VBFBoard at yahoogroups.com; VBF Topica; Sara Lewis; patricia reddington
Subject: vbf: SB644 Motorists to Stop for Pedestrians

FAILED to be Reported out of House Transportation Subcommittee 2 this 
morning by a 3 - 3 vote.

As has increasingly been the case as this legislative session wears on, 
this vote was right along party lines, with the 3 D's  (Marsden from 
Fairfax, Nichols from Woodbridge, and Ward from Hampton) voting to 
report the bill, and the 3 R's (Carrico, Fralin from Roanoke, and 
Loupassi from Richmond/Chesterfield) voting against it.

Unfortunately, Del. Rust of Herndon, who had been there earlier for a 
bill that affected tow truck operators, and who had previously voted for 
Del. Ebbin's identical HB1270, when it had come through this 
sub-committee, left prior to this vote.

As he has done now on every occasion this type of bill has come before 
him, Del. Fralin led the opposition, again stating that the bill was 
unnecessary, and, absurdly,  that all drivers know that Yield means Stop.

Del. Loupassi, as previously reported, though sympathetic to the 
Pedestrians cause since he is a runner and cyclist, thinks passage of 
the bill would make the situation worse rather than better, since it 
would give the Pedestrian a false sense of security.

Del. Carrico, the retired State Policeman, has always been opposed to 
these bills, though not as loudly as Fralin and Loupassi.


It would be nice for any constituents to thank Sen. Ticer for carrying 
the bill, and Delegates Marsden, Nichols, and Ward for voting for it, to 
express disappointment that Del. Rust was not there to vote, and 
disappointment to Fralin, Carrico and Loupassi for their opposition.

Fralin's constituents might also want to tell him that, contrary to his 
belief --- Most motorists do NOT think that Yield is the same as Stop , 
and that Stop is almost universally accepted as a higher level command  
for action than is  Yield.

In any case, that's it for this session.

Bud Vye

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