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116TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 7462 

To provide for nationwide, on-the-ground road safety assessments focused 

on pedestrian and bicycle safety. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JULY 1, 2020 

Mr. LYNCH introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 

on Transportation and Infrastructure 

A BILL 

To provide for nationwide, on-the-ground road safety 

assessments focused on pedestrian and bicycle safety. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Pedestrian and Bicy5 clist Safety Improvement Act of 2020’’. 

6 SEC. 2. NATIONWIDE ROAD SAFETY ASSESSMENT. 

7 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Transportation 

8 shall, every 2 years, conduct nationwide, on-the-ground 

9 road safety assessments focused on pedestrian and bicycle 

10 safety in each State. 


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1 (b) REQUIREMENTS.—The assessments required 

2 under subsection (a) shall be conducted— 

3 (1) by Department of Transportation field of4 fices from the Federal Highway Administration, the 

5 National Highway Transportation Safety Adminis6 tration, the Federal Transit Administration, and the 

7 Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration; and 

8 (2) in consultation with— 

9 (A) State and local agencies with jurisdic10 tion over pedestrian and bicycle safety; 

11 (B) pedestrian safety and bicycle safety 

12 advocacy organizations; and 

13 (C) other relevant pedestrian and bicycle 

14 safety stakeholders. 

15 (c) PURPOSES.—The purpose of the assessments 

16 under this section is to— 

17 (1) identify and examine specific locations with 

18 documented or perceived problems with pedestrian 

19 and bicycle safety and access; 

20 (2) examine barriers to providing safe pedes21 trian and bicycle access to transportation infrastruc22 ture; and 

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1 cess issues and enhance pedestrian and bicycle safe2 ty in high-risk areas. 

3 (d) REPORT ON STATE ASSESSMENTS.—Upon com4 pletion of the assessment of a State, the Secretary shall 

5 issue, and make available to the public, a report con6 taining the assessment that includes— 

7 (1) a list of locations that have been assessed 

8 as presenting a danger to pedestrians or bicyclists; 

9 and 

10 (2) recommendations to enhance pedestrian and 

11 bicycle safety in those locations. 

12 (e) REPORT ON NATIONWIDE PROGRAM.—Upon com13 pletion of the biannual assessment nationwide required 

14 under this section, the Secretary shall issue, and make 

15 available to the public, a report that covers assessments 

16 for all jurisdictions and also present it to the congressional 

17 transportation committees. 

18 (f) NATIONAL PEDESTRIAN AND BICYCLE SAFETY

19 DATABASE.—The Secretary, in order to enhance pedes20 trian and bicycle safety and improve information sharing 

21 on pedestrian and bicycle safety challenges between the 

22 Federal Government and State and local governments, 

23 shall maintain a national pedestrian and bicycle safety 

24 database that includes— 


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1 (1) a list of high-risk intersections, roads, and 

2 highways with a documented history of pedestrian or 

3 bicycle accidents or fatalities and details regarding 

4 those incidents; and 

5 (2) information on corrective measures that 

6 have been implemented at the State, local, or Fed7 eral level to enhance pedestrian and bicyclist safety 

8 at those high-risk areas, including details on the na9 ture and date of corrective action. 

10 (g) STATE DEFINED.—In this section, the term 

11 ‘‘State’’ means each of the States, the District of Colum12 bia, and Puerto Rico. 

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