Bits & Pieces October 2005
Calendar
October 1 - Adopt-A-Road Pickup - 9:00 to 11:00 AMOctober 1 - WABA Bike Swap - Bicycle Place in Silver Spring - http://www.waba.org
October 5 - MD 144 Corridor Ride with SHA/MDOT - See Ride Schedule
October 8 - Tour of Hope DC Ride - See Below
October 15 - Bike Safety Rodeo - See Ride Schedule
October 25 - Club Meeting - 7:15 PM @ Jennifer's Restaurant
November 12 - Frederick Pedalers Banquet - 6:30 PM @ The Cozy Restaurant
Chain Links
Good Satirehttp://cycledog.blogspot.com/2005/08/cyclist-101-satire.html
Looking for Another Century Ride?
http://www.bikecenturies.com
Have a favorite website? Send it to us at clubmail@frederickpedalers.org
You Got Questions? He's Got Answers
Got a bike safety issue with a state road in Maryland? Say you want to get a pothole fixed or a storm grate made safer -- Michael Jackson (No, not that Michael Jackson) is the guy:Michael Jackson
Director of Bicycle and Pedestrian Access
410-865-1237 direct
1-888-713-1414 toll free
mjackson3@mdot.state.md.us
Should You Always Ride Far to the Right?
Many folks think you are supposed to ride as far to the right as possible so that you may "stay out of the way" of motor traffic. Actually, keeping right means "ride as far to the right as is safe."For example, move left:
- when passing others or turning left
- to avoid parked cars, moving vehicles, or people
- to avoid animals, objects, surface debris, hazards
- in a vehicle lane too narrow for a bicycle and another
vehicle to pass safely, side by side, within the lane
Tour of Hope DC Ride
Frederick Pedalers club member Brian King will be participating in this year's local Tour of Hope ride with Lance Armstrong to raise awareness and funds for cancer research.Read the full story here.
Funny Foto of the Month
Proof that SB's eccentricity is not a recent phenomenon...