TEXAS: Travis County SuperCyclist Project
from www.nhtsa.gov
PROBLEM IDENTIFICATION
Texas state law designates a bicycle as a vehicle that is legally usable on all roadways unless prohibited by local ordinance. Bicyclists are therefore required to adhere to all vehicle traffic laws. Research studies indicate that with proper training, cyclists ages 10 and older can safely ride in complex traffic situations, but those age 9 and younger do not have the cognitive ability to handle roadway traffic.

According to Travis County, Texas trauma records in 1996, 50 bicyclists were hospitalized with bicycle-related injuries, 15 under age 18. National estimates indicate that only 2 to 3 percent of bicycle injuries requiring…

Bike project finds a home, offers help
By Alex Geiser, Daily Texan Staff
Community members and volunteers attend a ribbon-cutting ceremony for the permanent location of the Yellow Bike Project on Wednesday. The project seeks to promote bicycle-riding and bicycle safety.

Yellow wooden worktables with multiple sizes and varieties of wrenches hanging on the backboards lined the inside of Austin Yellow Bike Project’s new East Austin location.

After years of moving around between different city-owned warehouses, the nonprofit bicycle advocacy project…