Bee Cave to decide on adding bike lanes

It's a unique point of view, videotaping traffic while riding a bicycle. Tim Diven of the Lake Travis cycling club wanted to capture how dangerous cycling is on Bee Cave Parkway. He said the video made a big impact last August.

Bee Cave City Council decided to add bicycle signs on that busy roadway. On Tuesday, they'll consider modifying the road to accommodate full bike lanes.

Diven said he hopes adding bike lanes will actually encourage more cyclists to ride and therefore help reduce vehicle traffic.

John Osgerby lost a good friend last April while he rode on Loop 360. Now he's on a mission to raise awareness about the dangers of texting and driving.

"The reason that this is important to me is because there are so many dangerous acts happening by distracted driving," said Osgerby, "Texting is one of them, it is out of control."

He hopes his campaign will encourage cities like Bee Cave do what they can to make cycling safer.

"You can be distracted as long as six seconds and you don't even realize while that much time passes," said Osgerby, "And if you think about yourself going down MoPac [Boulevard] and closing your eyes for six seconds the effect of that is critical."

Cyclists say having widespread measures to make cycling safer is especially important with having so many big events coming through Austin year-round.

Cycling Texas plans to have a series of awareness rides and fundraising events beginning later this year to benefit children and young cyclists.