89R2106 RDR-D     By: Morales of Harris H.B. No. 341       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to a study by the Texas Department of Transportation on   traffic collisions involving persons operating bicycles, electric   bicycles, or motor-assisted scooters.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  DEFINITIONS. In this Act:                (1)  "Bicycle" has the meaning assigned by Section   541.201, Transportation Code.                (2)  "Bicycle lane" means a designated lane or other   part of a roadway set aside for the exclusive operation of bicycles.                (3)  "Department" means the Texas Department of   Transportation.                (4)  "Electric bicycle" has the meaning assigned by   Section 664.001, Transportation Code.                (5)  "Motor-assisted scooter" has the meaning assigned   by Section 551.351, Transportation Code.          SECTION 2.  STUDY ON BICYCLE LANES. (a)  The department, in   consultation with the Texas A&M Transportation Institute, shall   study the extent to which the availability of bicycle lanes reduces   the rate of traffic collisions involving persons operating   bicycles, electric bicycles, or motor-assisted scooters.          (b)  In conducting the study, the department shall:                (1)  examine collision reports received by the   department and any other relevant information available to the   department and compile the following information about traffic   collisions involving persons operating bicycles, electric   bicycles, or motor-assisted scooters in this state:                      (A)  demographic data of persons suffering injury   or death;                      (B)  geographic areas in which collisions   occurred and the population density of those areas;                      (C)  times of day of collisions;                      (D)  causes of collisions; and                      (E)  whether collisions occurred in bicycle   lanes; and                (2)  analyze whether the information demonstrates that   the availability of bicycle lanes reduces the rate of traffic   collisions involving persons operating bicycles, electric   bicycles, or motor-assisted scooters.          (c)  Not later than January 1, 2027, the department shall   submit to the legislature a report on the findings of the study   conducted under this section. The report must also include:                (1)  information on the availability of bicycle lanes   throughout this state;                (2)  recommendations on roadway lane designations and   layouts that reduce traffic collisions involving persons operating   bicycles, electric bicycles, or motor-assisted scooters; and                (3)  a discussion of whether the inclusion of any   additional information in collision reports described by Chapter   550, Transportation Code, would facilitate future analysis of   traffic collisions inside and outside bike lanes involving persons   operating bicycles, electric bicycles, or motor-assisted scooters.          SECTION 3.  EXPIRATION. This Act expires February 1, 2027.          SECTION 4.  EFFECTIVE DATE. This Act takes effect September   1, 2025.