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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. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Pedestrian and Bicy-
clist Safety Improvement Act of 2020’’. 
SEC. 2. NATIONWIDE ROAD SAFETY ASSESSMENT. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Transportation 
shall, every 2 years, conduct nationwide, on-the-ground 
road safety assessments focused on pedestrian and bicycle 
safety in each State. 
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(b) REQUIREMENTS.—The assessments required 
under subsection (a) shall be conducted— 
(1) by Department of Transportation field of-
fices from the Federal Highway Administration, the 
National Highway Transportation Safety Adminis-
tration, the Federal Transit Administration, and the 
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration; and 
(2) in consultation with— 
(A) State and local agencies with jurisdic-
tion over pedestrian and bicycle safety; 
(B) pedestrian safety and bicycle safety 
advocacy organizations; and 
(C) other relevant pedestrian and bicycle 
safety stakeholders. 
(c) PURPOSES.—The purpose of the assessments 
under this section is to— 
(1) identify and examine specific locations with 
documented or perceived problems with pedestrian 
and bicycle safety and access; 
(2) examine barriers to providing safe pedes-
trian and bicycle access to transportation infrastruc-
ture; and 
(3) develop and issue recommendations de-
signed to effectively address specific safety and ac-
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cess issues and enhance pedestrian and bicycle safe-
ty in high-risk areas. 
(d) REPORT ON STATE ASSESSMENTS.—Upon com-
pletion of the assessment of a State, the Secretary shall 
issue, and make available to the public, a report con-
taining the assessment that includes— 
(1) a list of locations that have been assessed 
as presenting a danger to pedestrians or bicyclists; 
and 
(2) recommendations to enhance pedestrian and 
bicycle safety in those locations. 
(e) REPORT ON NATIONWIDE PROGRAM.—Upon com-
pletion of the biannual assessment nationwide required 
under this section, the Secretary shall issue, and make 
available to the public, a report that covers assessments 
for all jurisdictions and also present it to the congressional 
transportation committees. 
(f) NATIONAL PEDESTRIAN AND BICYCLE SAFETY 
DATABASE.—The Secretary, in order to enhance pedes-
trian and bicycle safety and improve information sharing 
on pedestrian and bicycle safety challenges between the 
Federal Government and State and local governments, 
shall maintain a national pedestrian and bicycle safety 
database that includes— 
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(1) a list of high-risk intersections, roads, and 
highways with a documented history of pedestrian or 
bicycle accidents or fatalities and details regarding 
those incidents; and 
(2) information on corrective measures that 
have been implemented at the State, local, or Fed-
eral level to enhance pedestrian and bicyclist safety 
at those high-risk areas, including details on the na-
ture and date of corrective action. 
(g) STATE DEFINED.—In this section, the term 
‘‘State’’ means each of the States, the District of Colum-
bia, and Puerto Rico. 
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