maybe when you register your bike with the city - the reg fee could cover a freebee light? getting some at cost from planet bike or something might be an option.
although cost is always presented as an issue- i bought a nite rider 3 led light for $10 a few years back. it's no back county light for sure- but city wise- it gets the job done. students spend more than $10 on thursday night drinks- On Nov 20, 2007 9:30 PM, s meiers <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > 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. > > > *"Schimpff, Jeff A - DNR" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>* wrote: > > Bob's observation is universal and prompts a quick tale from last night. > Heading from downtown to the SW Path after 5:00 (quite dark), I stopped on > Dayton at Broom for traffic. An unlit cyclist came along on Broom (a > one-way street) within a few feet of me. and I called out with a friendly > reminder as I usually do, "You need to get a light, sir!" > Instead of responding the typical, "OK," or "I know." or with silence, he > let out a rude "F Y." I soon headed west across Broom while he continued > toward Johnson. I then heard a loud brake screech and horn honk, and turned > back to see that this guy had nearly been creamed by a car that somehow got > onto Broom heading the wrong way - and apparently couldn't see this unlit > cyclist any better than I could when he passed by me.... > Then on the SW Path there was the usual parade of unlit cyclists, > appearing to be nearly half of all riders. > All of which begs the question of how can the City be more pre-emptive > about lights at night. I suggest a short program of educational stops, > followed up by a program of ticketing, focused on the bike paths and streets > with high bike traffic and bike lanes. Our fellow cyclists endanger far > more people than themselves. > > "Swinging in the other direction, you have the cyclist who ignores every > traffic law, rides down the sidewalk, then he goes through the crosswalk, > and if a motorist doesn't see him he flips him off. Then he jumps on the > road in the wrong direction and he doesn't have lights on at night." > > P***** Jeff Schimpff*** > Bureau of Science Services > Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources > "Bus, Bike, Walk or Carpool to Work for Clean Air for Kids" > (()* phone:* (608) 267- 7853 > (()* fax:* (608) 267-5231 > (+)* e-mail:* [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > ------------------------------ > *From:* [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] *On > Behalf Of *Meiers, Steve > *Sent:* Tuesday, November 20, 2007 7:36 AM > *To:* [email protected] > *Subject:* [Bikies] article > > http://www.jsonline.com/story/index.aspx?id=687001 > > Hopefully, this is an interview with a person, formerly from Wisconsin, > who wrote a book about the law and bicycling. If this link doesn't work > I'll go to Plan B > > Steve Meiers > Safety educator > (608) 267-1102 > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > _______________________________________________ > Bikies mailing list > [email protected] > http://www.danenet.org/mailman/listinfo/bikies > > > > > Steve Meiers > 608 241-3460 > 158 Dixon St > Madison, WI 53704 > > ------------------------------ > Be a better pen pal. Text or chat with friends inside Yahoo! Mail. See > how. <http://us.rd.yahoo.com/evt=51732/*http://overview.mail.yahoo.com/> > > _______________________________________________ > Bikies mailing list > [email protected] > http://www.danenet.org/mailman/listinfo/bikies > >
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