Every bicyclist who rides at night should bring an extra flashlight (or two) along, to offer to the idiots who are out on the paths and streets riding without lights. Who knows, you may be saving a life or at least preventing someone from getting seriously injured. Disposable flashlights are small and light enough to carry while biking and some can even be worn around the neck.
Mike Neuman --------------- Preceding Message ------------- From: s meiers <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Getting more cyclists to have lights at night is a prime concern of mine and I have worked with the University bike people the last few years to increase usage. We have concentrated on that audience because most night time crashes are downtown and involve cyclists in their 20s. In the past a local pizza company has delivered flyers about safe night time riding with a coupon for a lite at local shops- with minimal results. We did this in late September/ early October when it is starting to get dark earlier. But as a bike shop owner told me student run out of $ pretty quickly and typically don't go into bike stores that time of year. We need to do our efforts when students return and Mom and Dad have their credit card handy. We need to think of different ways of reaching this audience. My initial idea would be to get an article in the State Journal and/ or something on the 6 o'clock news. But 20 somethings don't read the WSJ or watch the 6 o'clock news. If anyone has unique ideas for this aging boomer to reach younger people please share them. _______________________________________________ Bikies mailing list [email protected] http://www.danenet.org/mailman/listinfo/bikies
