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Please Be Kind to Cyclists ride
Nearly four years ago, Gay Simmons-Posey was struck and killed by a hit-and-run motorist while riding her bicycle on Loop 360. She was 40 at the time, and training for the BP MS 150 Bike Tour from Houston to Austin.
At 8 a.m. next Saturday, Austin cyclists will gather for a ride to honor her and others killed while biking on area roads. The third annual Please Be Kind to Cyclists ride starts at 8 a.m. March 13 in the parking lot of Pure Austin gym, 907 W. Fifth St.
“Let us all send a message of awareness to be kind to cyclists; that we can all co-exist and share the same roads,” says Al Bastidas, founder of the non-profit organization Please Be Kind to Cyclists. Bastidas was himself hit by a car and injured while riding his bicycle in 2002. “Let’s make 2010 a year where no cyclists will die on the roads of Texas.”
For more information Please Be Kind to Cyclists, go to www.bekindtocyclicsts.com.
Live music, breakfast tacos, coffee and drinks will be provided. Please Be Kind to Cyclists T-shirts will be available and a membership to Pure Austin also will be given away. The event is free but donations will be accepted.
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By Will Anderson
March 5, 2010 4:47 PM | Link to this
I can’t get the image to load in Safari, but I’m guessing it’s a map of the route? I fully support this ride and the message it broadcasts to the city!
W. Anderson www.activelyaustin.com
By ATX at Velo
March 12, 2010 6:11 PM | Link to this
You post a picture of a cyclist with headphones around her neck for a bike safety event. Cycling on public roads listening to music is a hazard to both motorists and cyclists. Think before you post. Listening to iTunes is for the gym not the road.
By adam sullivan
March 12, 2010 6:27 PM | Link to this
you posted a picture of a cyclist wearing headphones around her neck for a bike safety event. listening to music while cycling on public roads is a hazard to both motorists and cyclists. think before you post. this is not a good message to send to the cycling community.