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BUREAU OF ROAD FAIRNESS — OFFICE OF PUBLIC AWARENESS

BUREAU OF ROAD FAIRNESS — INTEROFFICE MEMORANDUM

TO:
ALL MOTORISTS
FROM:
OFFICE OF THE DIRECTOR
FILED BY:
Director, Office of Legislative Monitoring
DATE:
FEBRUARY 28, 2025
RE:
LEGISLATIVE WARFARE: BILL 477 DEMOLISHES CYCLIST ENTITLEMENT

LEGISLATIVE WARFARE: Bill 477 DEMOLISHES Cyclist Entitlement

Supporters celebrating the passage of Bill 477
FIG. 1 — SUPPORTERS CELEBRATING THE PASSAGE OF BILL 477. SOURCE: FIELD CAMERA STILL — QUALITY DEGRADED.

LEGISLATIVE MEMORANDUM — On the enrollment of Bill 477 and its implementation schedule.

Entered into the record by the Office of Legislative Monitoring.

Bill 477 has been enrolled as law. Objections received from the cycling lobby have been retained under Records Retention Schedule 7, whether or not they are read.

SUMMARY OF THE RECORD

AARBAA IMPACT LOG

  • 10,000+ constituent contacts logged with legislators
  • 477 pages of documented right-of-way incidents entered as exhibits
  • 1 enrolled bill
  • Objections received: filed

PROVISIONS OF BILL 477

  • Rider registration, mandatory
  • Liability insurance requirement
  • Enforcement of existing traffic statute
  • Defined penalties for right-of-way violations

“This office did not win a battle. It closed a docket. The record now reflects the outcome.”

— Sarah Johnson, AARBAA Strategic Commander

RESPONSE FROM THE CYCLING LOBBY

Upon enrollment, the cycling lobby submitted a series of objections the Office can only characterize, for the record, as performance art. Two (2) representatives were observed weeping into carbon-fiber water bottles; the Office logged the bottles’ rated capacity and declined to appraise the tears.

ENTERED INTO THE RECORD

  • Cycling lobby position: withdrawn
  • Objection index: nil returns
  • Right-of-way statute: in effect

KEY PROVISIONS

  • Mandatory Registration — Attribution restored to the public right-of-way; anonymous operation ends.
  • Liability Insurance — Financial accountability established.
  • Enforcement Mechanisms — Defined consequences for right-of-way violations.
  • Motorist Protection — Balance restored to shared-road usage.

File your support on Form AAR-101

FIELD NOTE: Regional supply records indicate a transient shortage of facial tissue at three (3) area retailers. The Office reports the correlation and asserts no causation.

THE IMPLEMENTATION TIMELINE

Victory Celebration
FIG. 2 — VICTORY CELEBRATION FOLLOWING PASSAGE. SOURCE: FIELD CAMERA STILL — QUALITY DEGRADED.

With Bill 477 now signed into law, implementation proceeds in three phases over six months. Phase one opens immediately with development of the rider registration system and supporting database infrastructure.

Insurance providers across the state are concurrently developing policy offerings tailored to the new liability requirement, establishing a market segment the Office projects at over $14 million in annual premiums.

PHASEPERIODPROCEEDINGS
1MARCH-APRIL 2025Registration System Development. Creation of online portal, physical registration locations, and database infrastructure.
2MAY-JUNE 2025Insurance Requirement Roll-out. Insurance companies begin offering cyclist-specific liability policies with minimum coverage requirements.
3JULY 2025Full Enforcement Begins. Law enforcement agencies begin issuing citations for unregistered cyclists and those without proper insurance documentation.

REVENUE PROJECTIONS

REVENUE SOURCEYEAR 1 PROJECTION5-YEAR PROJECTION
Registration Fees$7.2 million$42.3 million
Violation Penalties$4.5 million$27.8 million
Administrative Fees$1.8 million$10.5 million
Total State Revenue$13.5 million$80.6 million

NEXT STEPS: The Office of Legislative Monitoring is drafting follow-up legislation (Bill 478) to establish dedicated cyclist lanes physically separated from vehicle traffic, funded through the new registration and penalty schedule. This reflects the standing AARBAA position: separate paths for separate uses.

BILL 477 RESOURCES

  • Full Bill Text (PDF)
  • Economic Impact Analysis
  • Media Coverage Summary

Bill 477 materials are held in the public docket. Direct records requests to the Office of Legislative Monitoring.

GET INVOLVED

Enroll in the Legislative Action Team to support future road-safety and rider-regulation measures. File on Form AAR-101