Originally Posted by
HandsomeRyan
If you don't play you can't win. I don't currently commute by bicycle but I emailed my HR department asking them if we could instate a commuter reimbursement program based on this new legislation. It is not real exact about how frequently I'd have to ride in to qualify, but if I could get my employer and ultimately Uncle Sam to pay for tubes, chain lube, and the occasional tire I'd be willing to ride in at least a few days a month.
I'm working on a "form letter" that others could fill out and send to their HR departments if they are interested in implementing this new legislation at their company.
Thanks! Please share it when you're done! This is the kind of thing that advocacy organizations should be doing. It would be great for Thunderhead to have in their resource pages.
In the meantime, Champe and I are trying to verify and add all the information we can, for our announcement:
http://www.vabike.org/bike-commuter-tax-benefit-passes-both-house-senate/
Hopefully we'll get it all together before Feedburner sends it out as email in a couple of hours.