Archive for November, 2008
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Young Colorado Girl Victim of Distracted Driver
Posted on November 28, 2008 | No CommentsIn Fort Collins, Colorado, a 9-year-old girl has died of injuries she received when she was struck by an SUV while riding her bicycle home from school. Erica Forney was struck about 3:50 p.m. on Tuesday, November 25th, when a 2003 Ford Expedition drifted into the bicycle lane and hit …Wilson Lake Trail-Building Report
Posted on November 28, 2008 | No CommentsNews from the Central Kansas Mountain Bike Club regarding trail work at Wilson Lake: The second Wilson Trail Party of 2008 was a highly productive (and safe) success, with an industrious and talented crew of 16 mountain bikers from as far as Osage and Ford Co’s. We completed approximately 1 mile …Cranksgiving Reports
Posted on November 26, 2008 | No CommentsCranksgiving is the annual event where cyclists take to the streets to give thanks and to give back to the communities in which they live. Most events are races of sorts, where each rider is given a list of items that must be purchased, each from a different store. The …Trail Users Play "Frogger" Crossing Busy Road
Posted on November 26, 2008 | No CommentsPeople in Searcy, Arkansas are getting excited about the idea of expanding their community’s bike trail: Momentum is growing in Searcy like an old-fashioned bike rider going down a hill with his foot on the coaster brakes, with citizens talking about more places to ride bicycles without competing with cars and …McPherson Farmer Donates Equipment for Trail
Posted on November 25, 2008 | No CommentsA retired tree farmer has made a generous donation to the Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks to help maintain the state’s longest existing rail-to-trail project. Robert Whelpley of McPherson County recently transferred the title to a small tractor, an ATV, spraying equipment and other gear he once used to maintain …Cyclist's Killer Goes To Trial in Iowa
Posted on November 25, 2008 | 1 CommentIn West Burlington, Iowa, a criminal trial will begin against Marvin Oberly, 61, who ran down 21-year-old bicyclist Douglas Kenney just over a year ago. See if this sounds familiar: Kenney died shortly after being taken to the hospital Nov. 9 last year from injuries he suffered after being hit by …New Prairie Spirit Trail Video
Posted on November 24, 2008 | No CommentsFrom the Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks comes this well-done video about the recent completion of the Prairie Spirit Trail in east-central Kansas. The trail stretches from Ottawa in the north to Iola in the south, a distance of about 50 miles. Thanks to Randy & Nova’s Bicycle Scrapbook …Police Learn to Analyze Accidents Involving Bikes
Posted on November 24, 2008 | No CommentsOklahoma police officers recently attended a week-long course in Broken Arrow, Oklahoma that taught them how to assess an accident when there is a bike or a pedestrian involved. Part of the course simulated actual accidents by using dummies. The accident simulation helps the officers learn to determine things like …Reactions to ‘No Justice in Douglas County’
Posted on November 21, 2008 | 1 CommentIn response to last Friday’s decision by Douglas County District Attorney to not file criminal charges against the distracted driver who killed David Dillon in June, there were a number of thoughtful comments here, as well as some reactions from elsewhere: In Two fatal accidents, two different results, Roger Kramer contrasts …Johnson County and KC Bicycle Clubs to Merge?
Posted on November 21, 2008 | No CommentsFrom the Johnson County Bicycle Club’s November newsletter comes this interesting bit of news: Should the Johnson County Bicycle Club and the Kansas City Bicycle Club combine resources and form a new metro-wide bicycle club? This is the question being considered by the respective boards of directors of the JCBC and the …-
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