This is from the Potomac Peddlers list serve if you have any information please let us know.
I am writing this on my behalf of my father, Dwight McNeill, an active biker in the Maryland area. My father was hit on his bike by a pick up truck carrying a horse trailer on Saturday, July 22nd, at approximately 8:00am. The accident occurred on Route 28 North just over the Dickerson/Frederick line and before the Monocacy bridge. The truck did NOT stop and was presumably on its way to the Maryland Horse Trials at Loch Moy Farm. My father has three broken vertebrae, a broken scapula and is covered in bruises and black and blues. He was transferred to a rehab center today where he will learn to walk again and care for himself independently. If you have any information or know of someone who does, my family would be greatly appreciative. Thank you!
Are Cyclists Destroying the Earth?
In case you have not read or heard about the New York Times article about the paper by Karl Ulrich and the rebuttal by Andrew Leonard; Leonard summaries Ulrich position as "Cyclists live longer, thus consuming more energy, bad for environment. Result: Bikers lose all will to live." And Paul Higgins position as "Cyclists aren’t fat, thus lower healthcare costs, providing money for carbon abatement. Result: Bikers save the world."
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REI – Basic Bike Maintenance class
Basic Bike Maintenance
8/10/2006 7:00 PM
This is an informative class to learn the basics of bike repair such as how to lube a chain, fix a flat, and make minor adjustments. In addition, the clinic will properly explain the use of the front wheel quick release mechanism for tension and safety. A great lead-in class to other advanced bike maintenance classes.
Location: Timonium, Md
Contact: Customer Service at 410-252-5920
Cost: Free
Registration Required? No.
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On The Canal
If you have never biked the C&O Canal you have to check this out:
A 30-minute travelogue/documentary about the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park from a cyclists’ point of view. Explore the C&O and its unique and sometimes quirky places and the friendly faces you might meet along this 184.5 mile-long towpath.
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More Cars = More Climate Change = More Katrinas
This came over one of the lists so I thought I would post it. I have no idea if our Critical Mass is joining in on this but the theme certainly fits within Critical Mass. (Critical Mass meets on the last Friday of the month at the corner of Redwood and Charles St (one block north of Lombard, near the Charles center metro stop.) Meet around 5pm and ride before 6pm.)
Join the direct action movement for climate protection and…
Join the August 25th Katrina Anniversary Critical Mass!
Last Friday in August: Critical Mass for Climate Justice on Hurricane Katrina Anniversary!
August 25th marks the 1-year anniversary Katrina reaching hurricane strength. In the days that followed the storm would strengthen rapidly over an unnaturally warm Gulf of Mexico, ultimately striking the coast and leaving thousands dead and homeless, victims of an uncaring government, centuries of racism, and an ever more chaotic global climate.
This year, let’s take to the streets with a reminder that the tragedy in the Gulf continues and a demand that it never be repeated.
Get ready for a Critical Mass for Climate Justice on August 25th in your town!
Why Critical Mass? Car Culture, Oil, and Environmental Injustice
Critical Mass is a celebration of bike culture, a meaningful alternative to car culture and greenhouse gas generating fossil fuels.
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Road rage diagnosed as mental disorder
June 6, 2006
CHICAGO (AP) — To you, that angry, horn-blasting tailgater is suffering from road rage. But doctors have another name for it — intermittent explosive disorder — and a new study suggests it is far more common than they realized, affecting up to 16 million Americans.
…About 5 percent to 7 percent of the nationally representative sample had had the disorder, which would equal up to 16 million Americans. That is higher than better-known mental illnesses such as schizophrenia and bipolar disorder, Dr. Coccaro said.
…"It is news to a lot of people even who are specialists in mental health services that such a large proportion of the population has these clinically significant anger attacks," Mr. Kessler said.
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Florida – Hearing set June 1 on Highland Beach bicyclist
[Does the following sound like any DOT we know?]
Boca Raton News – May 1, 2006
Some movement may be coming in a Highland Beach man’s lawsuit against the Florida Department of Transportation over its decision to build standard-width bike lanes along State Road A1A.
A hearing will be held June 1, said Bruce Rosenzweig, who has joined forces with the Boca Raton Bicycle Club and the League of American Bicyclists in his litigation.
The suit — filed March 1 in Leon County Court in Tallahassee – claims the FDOT failed to follow state statutes and administrative rules by not putting bike lanes and sidewalks where there’s sufficient public right-of-way.
"I’ve been a biker for seven or eight years now, and I moved to A1A five years ago," said Rosenzweig. "Increasingly, it’s a dangerous proposition" to ride along that oceanside road.
"A lot can be done to make it safer," he said. "DOT has promised to refurbish A1A," but the agency is not holding "to the standards they set themselves."
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Colorado Hotline OK
The following is something they are doing in Colorado which I think is kind of cool. While you can report aggressive drivers here in Maryland via *77 on a cell phone we do not have the follow up they do in Colorado.
Bicyclists have a new tool to help make Colorado
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Cyclists attacked by motorists while on a charity ride
The mother-of-three from Rothwell, near Leeds, was attacked as she rode through Lewis in Colorado with her two co-riders during a gruelling 84-mile stage, her husband Mike said.
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Hyponatremia: How To Recognize, Treat And Prevent It
Summer is here
and it
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