After meeting with Ministers Ted Flemming and Tammy Scott Wallace in March, follow-up meetings in Saint John with MLAs Trevor Holder and Glen Savoie and numerous emails to Saint John and Fredericton area MLAs the New Brunswick Cycling Coalition is pleased to announce that the New Brunswick Government will;

Start a “Share the Road” campaign on Facebook and Twitter commencing mid-May. The program will highlight critical dates such as end of school in June, and back to school dates.

Will update a 2011 New Brunswick Driver’s Handbook which is available online with references to EllensLaw which became law in 2017.

NB Public Safety will begin working with the NB Cycling Coalition over the summer to review the NB Motor Vehicle Act’s bicycling safety articles as compared to other provinces and identify recommendations for the governments consideration this fall in modernizing the Act for the safety of all road users.

Thank you to the core group of cyclists Stephen Marr, Gary Crowley, Nick Cameron, Brian Gillis and Nancy Watters who volunteer their time and energy to improve cycling safety in our province. Thank you to MLAs Glen Savoie, Trevor Holder, Arlene Dunn and other Saint John area MLAs for their assistance.

Wayne Arrowsmith
Advocacy Chair