The House unanimously approved Thursday legislation to ensure the safety of
bicycle riders. The measures were filed earlier this year after New Progressive
Party Rep. José Luis Rivera Guerra was injured during an accident in which the
bicycle he was riding was hit by an automobile, as has occurred to many other
bicycle riders on the island.
House Bill 3431 requires additional commonwealth agencies such as the
Automobile Accidents Compensation Administration, the Public Broadcasting
Corporation, and the Recreation and Sports Department to carry out education
campaigns on the Bicycle Riders' Bill of Rights and Obligations, contained in
the Puerto Rico Vehicle and Traffic Act.
The law currently mandates such campaigns by the Traffic Safety Commission,
the Transportation and Public Works Department, the Police Department, and the
Highway and Transportation Authority.
Another measure, House Bill 3432, would include, as part of the educational
campaigns, a link to the Bicycle Riders' Bill of Rights and Obligations on the
Traffic Safety Commission's Web page. Advice to bicycle riders and drivers on
how to share roads and prevent accidents would also be included.
In related news, the “Around The Island PR300 Bike Tour” will begin today
in San Juan. The three-day event, open to the general public, involves bicycling
for three or four hours straight along routes between San Juan and Arecibo the
first day, between Mayagüez and Ponce the second day and from Loíza to San Juan
the last day.
Some 150 volunteers will service resting places along the route in which
water and food will be served to bicycle riders. Paramedics and other medical
personnel as well as bike mechanics will also be at hand.
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