Personally I think it is a great idea. I will be willing to help. Not only a bicyclist but a motorcyclist and truth be know I feel safer on my motorcycle and spend most of my time mountain biking because of the risk factor on the road. I am the owner of Upstanding Bicycle Company and 2x2 Cycles and rode often with the Gyros.
Best Regards Garrett Blake On Mon, Feb 22, 2016 at 10:05 AM, <[email protected]> wrote: > Fellow cyclist and friends, > > In response to the recent tragedy of 4 cyclists getting hit by an > incompetent driver down in Johnston county prompt an idea I like to see > happen. I like to see if a "Cyclist safety awareness ride" of some sort can > be organized to take place say from Wake Forest to downtown Raleigh on > Capital Blvd. with plenty of media coverage. Why do it on Capital Blvd. you > ask? Of cause non of us will ever really ride on Capital Blvd. but where > else would be a better road to ride to get the attention? This matter > should all concern us as cyclists and this could of happened to anyone of > us, I'm actually surprise it hasn't yet! Every time we are out on the road, > there are always a few close calls because of an impatient driver wanting > to pass unsafely. It takes a couple of extra minutes out of their day but > may safe one of our lives. > > I feel like if this can be pulled off, it may bring a strong message that > "cyclist lives matters too" and it may educate drivers to be a little more > patient because we all share the roads. They might not like us but its the > law and they should at least respect us. Will this fix the > problem?...probably not but it's a start. > > So if anyone has any ideas on how I can get this rolling, I would > appreciate it or if you feel that this is a total waste of time than tell > me cause if something is not done or said....one of us will be next on the > news. I'm thinking to start...maybe contact the city of Raleigh for > permission...RPD for escort...pick a day where as many of us can do the > ride...contact local news stations like WRAL or Cable14 news?? I don't > know...please help > > Stay safe out there..... > > -- > -- > You received this message because you subscribed to the Gyro email group. > To post to this group, send an email to [email protected] > To unsubscribe, send an email to [email protected] > > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Gyros Cycling Club" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- "Building solutions for a two wheeled life, join the "Cycleloution" Ride Safe Garrett B. Blake 2x2 Cycles LLC Upstanding Bicycle Company 1 Ashley Wade Lane Chapel Hill NC 27516 919-590-0707 [image: 2x2_logo_fit.png] http://www.facebook.com/pages/2X2-Cycles/133127113419292?ref=hl -- -- You received this message because you subscribed to the Gyro email group. To post to this group, send an email to [email protected] To unsubscribe, send an email to [email protected] --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Gyros Cycling Club" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
