Our Mayor is to be the master of ceremonies, say a few words at 7:15, and open the Tour at 7:30. Many of us will be there, so you can start the ride with friends.
TOUR DU
PORT – Baltimore’s Cool Bicycling Tour for a Terrific
Cause!!!
PORT – Baltimore’s Cool Bicycling Tour for a Terrific
Cause!!!
Awesome design TdP
t-shirt (design is
flyer) purchase deadline Sept
18th
t-shirt (design is
flyer) purchase deadline Sept
18th
Also-get a free One Less Car t-shirt with OLC membership
Tour du
Port – October 4th
is
Baltimore ‘s Premier Bicycle Event ! Thousands of riders starting at the
Canton
Waterfront
Park will kick off the 16th Annual Tour du Port.
Routes 12 to a new 1/2 century 50 mile ride! Scenic route travels through over twelve
historic neighborhoods, waterfront areas and parks. This fully supported tour
includes lunch, refreshments at rest stops, map and sag and a post-ride
celebration with live music at Tour’s end. This event is One Less
Car’s Annual Fundraiser! All fees go directly to advancing the programs and
advocacy efforts of One Less Car, a non-profit dedicated to walking, bicycling
and smart commuting. Click here to
register or visit www.onelesscar.org Please pass this on to friends and help us spread the
word about Tour du Port!
Port – October 4th
is
Baltimore ‘s Premier Bicycle Event ! Thousands of riders starting at the
Canton
Waterfront
Park will kick off the 16th Annual Tour du Port.
Routes 12 to a new 1/2 century 50 mile ride! Scenic route travels through over twelve
historic neighborhoods, waterfront areas and parks. This fully supported tour
includes lunch, refreshments at rest stops, map and sag and a post-ride
celebration with live music at Tour’s end. This event is One Less
Car’s Annual Fundraiser! All fees go directly to advancing the programs and
advocacy efforts of One Less Car, a non-profit dedicated to walking, bicycling
and smart commuting. Click here to
register or visit www.onelesscar.org Please pass this on to friends and help us spread the
word about Tour du Port!
“Tour du Port
is a superb way to intimately tour Baltimore. It is
one of the coolest bike events around – and it certainly supports a cause that
we support –bicycle
safety!
All proceeds fund smart commuting options
and bicycle advocacy. What more could a bicyclist or commuter tired of
congestion ask for from a bicycle event!” — Baltimore Bicycle
Club
I was coming back from a 3+ hour ride that started in Fells, with a turnaround out in the County on Tufton, and the ride back home. I was in Charles Village at 40th and University, stopped for the red light, no cars were turning left in front of me, and a car was maybe 100 yrds to my right slowly for the right turn. I had a comfortable amount of time and space, so I pulled out across the street and was making my way down University when I got pulled over. This was getting well into the third hour of my ride, I was tired, hungry, and just wanted to get home, so I was a little standoffish to the cop, but I really didn’t buy his argument that he was trying to keep me safe by giving me a $140 ticket. He then tried to contend that I had in fact run two red lights, which was completely incorrect, then wrote me up a ticket anyways. I tried to argue that some of the laws of the road don’t make sense to biking versus driving, and that if I had been running instead of biking, nothing would have come of the "running a red light". I literally ran 75% of the red lights on Calvert out of the city, but I always initially stop at each of the red lights to make sure no cars are coming before I cross. I had done this in front of at least three cop cars on today’s ride, and none of the other cops even lifted a finger. I’m definitely going to court to fight this. What should be my plan of attack?