After hearing from bicyclists about the dangers of Bee Cave Parkway, Bee Cave City Council voted to increase the number of bike safety signs on the road.

City Council voted to put more signs on Bee Cave Parkway, between RR 620 and Bee Caves Road, that tell motorists to share the road and that bicyclists by law get access to the full lane.

"I'm a major advocate of doing something," Councilman Bob Dorsett said.

Tim Diven, Lake Travis Cycling Association vice president, told council about how dangerous Bee Cave Parkway is for cyclists. He showed council a video of cyclists on Bee Cave Parkway almost being hit by cars.

Diven urged council members to consider reducing the speed limit on Bee Cave Road from 45 miles per hour to 35 miles per hour and to possibly add a striped bicycle lane.

"We've all had close calls with vehicles cutting us off. We've had things thrown at us, cars yelling at us, and peeling out in front of us," he said. "What we're trying to do is be proactive and hopefully prevent something from happening in the future."

Councilman Bill Goodwin said while he was sympathetic to the cyclists, he did not think the general Bee Cave community would support lowering the speed limit on Bee Cave Parkway. He said it should be a police matter if motorists are breaking the law and almost hitting cyclists.

"We are not here to legislate to whoever appears before us," he said. "We are here to try and run the interests of the city. There are a lot of people in this town who probably don't want to drop the speed limit."

Council members said they would consider other possible actions to make Bee Cave Parkway more bike-friendly in the future. Mayor Caroline Murphy said in the meantime the city could let residents know what rights bicyclists have on the road, and get feedback from citizens.

"I think it would be important to hear from more members of the public," she said.