Finds and declares that it is the policy of the state of Washington to encourage the safe and efficient use of the roads by all citizens, regardless of mode of transportation. In furtherance of this policy, the legislature further finds and declares that driver training programs should enhance the driver training curriculum in order to emphasize the importance of safely sharing the road with bicyclists and pedestrians and educate students regarding the availability of mass transit, bicycling, and walking as mobility options.

Appropriates the sum of three hundred thousand dollars, or as much thereof as may be necessary, for the biennium ending June 30, 2009, from the multimodal fund to the department of licensing for the purposes of this act.