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Order Your Share the Road License Plate Today! |
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Written by Administrator
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Tuesday, 06 April 2004 |
Specialty plates honor Lance Armstrong, help fund bicyclist and motorist education programs
The Texas Bicycle Coalition is proud to announce that Texans can now purchase their very own “Share the Road” license plate from the Texas Dept. of Transportation! The plate depicts the image of five-time Tour de France champion Lance Armstrong, who will compete for his sixth Tour victory this summer. Lance is the first living person in Texas history to be honored on a license plate.
Texans can buy their “Share the Road” plates by visiting TxDOT’s designated Web site. TxDOT has also set up a fax-on-demand system at 888-232-7033. The plates are also available at local county tax assessor-collectors’ offices. Buyers will receive notification two weeks before their new plates are ready for pick-up at their local county tax assessor-collector’s office. In addition to the regular registration fee and other applicable fees, TxDOT will charge a $30 extra specialty plate fee that must be paid annually in addition to vehicle registration fees. TxDOT will deposit $22 of every plate sold into an account dedicated to funding bicyclist and motorist safety programs.
The “Share the Road” license plate became possible thanks to a bill passed by the Texas Legislature during the final hours of the 2003 session. TBC subsequently held a design competition that drew 30 entries from Texas graphic designers – all of whom were bicyclists. After whittling down the choices to six, TBC went to the public, posting “Vote with Your Dollar” ballot boxes in bicycle shops and at events. The Lance design (by GTO Advertising of San Antonio) won by an overwhelming majority.
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