Sen. Chap Petersen’s dooring bill, SB225, is on the Senate Transportation Committee docket for Wed., Jan. 22. “No person shall open the door of a motor vehicle on the side adjacent to moving traffic unless and until it is reasonably safe to do so.” Currently there is no law to stop anyone from opening a car door into the path of a cyclist, or find them negligent for injuring a cyclist while doing so.
Use the Who’s My Legislator page to find who your senator is. If they’re on the Transportation Committee, listed below, please send them a note before the meeting at 2 PM on Wed. Click on their name for contact info. You can email them or call.
- Sen. Steve Newman (R-Forest) Chair
- Sen. Henry Marsh (D-Richmond)
- Sen. John Watkins (R-Midlothian)
- Sen. Phil Puckett (D-Tazewell)
- Sen. Frank Wagner (R-Virginia Beach)
- Sen. Creigh Deeds (D-Bath)
- Sen. Ryan McDougle (R-Mechanicsville)
- Sen. Ralph Smith (R-Roanoke)
- Sen. Dave Marsden (D-Burke)
- Sen. Jeff McWaters (R-Virginia Beach)
- Sen. Chuck Colgan (D-Manassas)
- Sen. Bill Carrico (R-Grayson)
- Sen. Barbara Favola (D-Arlington)Sen. Kenneth C. Alexander (D-Norfolk)
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