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BPAC opens review after cyclist Steven Ballinger’s death; votes to invite police, research training and penalties
Summary
The Bicycle Pedestrian Advisory Committee heard public testimony about recent cyclist fatalities, then voted to invite Santa Fe Police Department representatives, direct research on driver training and penalties, and form an ad hoc committee to prepare a white paper on bicycle and pedestrian safety.
The City of Santa Fe Bicycle Pedestrian Advisory Committee (BPAC) on Sept. 11 opened a multi-pronged review after the recent death of cyclist Steven Ballinger, hearing more than a dozen public comments and passing a motion to invite police leadership to a future meeting, commission research on driver education and prosecutor charging practices, and form an ad hoc committee to produce a white paper on bicycle and pedestrian safety.
The motion, offered by Chair Michael Garcia, directs BPAC staff to invite the police chief or a designated representative and to refer several research topics to BPAC subcommittees, including current driver education, penalties applied in collisions involving cyclists or pedestrians, and the training police officers receive on such incidents. The motion also creates an ad hoc committee, to be chaired by Member Helen Wang, to develop a baseline white paper. The measure passed on a roll-call vote.
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