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Texas Bicycling News Digest August 12th

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Going and getting: Back to school safety

By Katherine Cabaniss        www.yourhoustonnews.com

Though the summer heat is still raging, it is time to return to cool school classrooms. Parents and kids everywhere are making back to school plans.
Transportation to and from school is always a big part of the planning. There are several ways to get kids to school on time. Making sure that kids arrive safely is priority number one.

… Walking and Bicycling
Walking and biking to school are healthy choices for kids who live close enough to school to be able to do so. Talking with students about a few tips and reminders will make it a safe choice as well. Consider the following:
1. For the first week of school, walk or bike with the child. Ensure that the route is understood and that kids understand that they are not to take short cuts or alternate routes.
2. As the route is defined, talk also with kids about how to get help on the way to school if it were needed. For example, discuss with kids what they would do if they needed help “at this corner,” or “at that stop light.” Show …

Mary Kelleher Begs For Manila Help While I Bike With Indian Ghosts

Durango Texas        durangotexas.blogspot.com


I was worried sick when I left my abode today around noon to drive to Arlington to the Village Creek Natural Historical Area to take my handlebars on a ride with the Indian Ghosts.
Moments before exiting my abode I got an urgent email from Mary Kelleher …

Bike Crashes and APD, “I don’t know man”

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This is a transcript from a bike crash here in Austin, Texas. Our police are so ill trained and this transcript is evidence of the same. The point is to illustrate that APD officers are not trained and the three foot and six foot rule, well that must be one of those “their own gig” things. This is not just one officer who is completely unaware of any laws pertaining to people who ride bikes. This is a systemic problem with police officers, at least here in Austin. As you can see by the discussion, this is …

2015 Fall Mountain Bike Scholastic State Championship Series

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The 2015 Texas Scholastic Mountain Bike State Championship Series details have now been posted under our race series tab of this website available here as well as over on the rider forum of the TMBRA website.
We look forward to an exciting fall of mountain bike racing!
This year, all teams and riders are required to both join the Texas High School Cycling League as official members AND register for the race series as outlined in the series information page.
We’ll post up more information about how to join the league as an official league member team and individual league member within a …

Tour de Tolerance: EP Holocaust museum marks 10th year

by Victor Martinez        www.elpasotimes.com


When Walter Chayes founded the Tour de Tolerance a decade ago, the concept was simple — raise money and create awareness for the El Paso Holocaust Museum while doing something he loves.
“The one thing I’m passionate about almost as much as Holocaust studies is cycling,” said Chayes. “I’ve been a cyclist for almost 50 years. There wasn’t a lot of bike rides in El Paso at the time so I thought why not do a bike ride sponsored by the El Paso Holocaust Museum; it wouldn’t be a competitive race but just a ride.”
The Tour de Tolerance, the El Paso Holocaust Museum’s 10th annual 100K and 50K bike ride and …

Sharing the road, B-CS bicycle safety concerns

By: TASHARA PARKER        kagstv.com


COLLEGE STATION, Texas – After being struck by a vehicle Tuesday, a 14-year-old College Station bicyclist found himself laying on the pavement.
He was taken to the hospital for incapacitating injuries.
The 21-year-old female driver of the vehicle left the scene prior to officers arriving, but has since contacted police.
While this situation is one of many, it raises the question, just how safe are Brazos County roads for those riding bikes?
According to TxDOT, Texas is among the top three states in the nation for bicycle and pedestrian vehicle fatalities.
“I’ve actually had a number of my friends, we’ve even lost a couple of people,” said Joe Treanor, a local cyclist and …

Bicycle rates and station locations approved

by Selena Madrigal        www.kfoxtv.com

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EL PASO, Texas- The bike-sharing program will be launching in the Borderland next month, and today it got one step closer to reality.
Station locations and rates were approved by the Camino Real Regional Authority board.
Raymond Telles, executive director of CRRMA, says a lot of thought went in to customizing the stations and rates to fit the city’s needs.
“Our market that we are really after here are …

Witness who helped victim of hit-and-run recalls the scene

By Claire Ricke        kxan.com

AUSTIN, Texas (KXAN) — A suspect was arrested for failing to stop and render aid after hitting a bicyclist with his pickup truck August 11.
22-year-old Julian Luna is suspected of fleeing the scene of the crime near North Lamar Boulevard and West Applegate Drive.
A witness of the accident called police to report that a bicyclist was struck by a black Chevrolet pickup truck that left without stopping.
The bicyclist, Arthur McGuire, was transported to Round Rock Hospital where he was treated for pelvic fractures and broken vertebrae. It is believed by doctors that …

Back-to-school health, safety fair scheduled for Friday

By Jessica Pounds        www.cleburnetimesreview.com


Dental screenings, bicycle helmets and child ID kits are a few of the free items or services that will be offered at this year’s Back to School Immunization and Safety Fair from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Friday at the Booker T. Washington Community and Recreation Center, 100 Mansfield Road.
Cleburne Recreation Coordinator Heather Bickell said some of the free services include diabetes screenings, bicycle helmet fittings, bicycle engraving and …

Caught on Camera: Car nearly hits bicyclist on Smith Co. road

By Stephanie Frazier        www.ktre.com


SMITH COUNTY, TX (KLTV) – A group of bicyclists from a Tyler club was enjoying an evening ride on Tuesday when a close call happened, and was caught on video.
John Horsley was wearing a Go-Pro camera, mounted to his helmet with Velcro, he said, on the ride Tuesday night. Ten to twelve members of the club were along on the ride along CR 346 in Smith County, he said, enjoying the milder evening temperature.
On the video captured by Horsley’s camera, what happened next is startling. A Lincoln SUV passes the group at very close proximity. Horsley said he felt the breeze off the car’s side mirror as it passed, barely grazing him, and then you see it come into the video’s frame. The car is …

Beginner Intermediate Group training program

Tuesday, Aug 18, 2015, 6:00 PM

River Run Plaza
1071 Country Club Rd El Paso, TX

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The Beginner / Intermediate Group program meets at River Run Plaza, 1071 Country Club Rd. on Tuesday nights. Lesson begins at 6 p.m., followed by ride at 6:15 p.m. Upper Valley rides offered for both beginner and intermediate level riders.

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