Texas Biking News October 21st 2019
Sheriff: Cyclist pushes fiancée out of the way of car before he’s hit, killed
By Aaron Barker | www.click2houston.com
HIGHLANDS, Texas – A cyclist saved his fiancee’s life Monday before he was hit and killed by a vehicle near Highlands, according to authorities.
The crash was reported about 7 p.m. on Barbers Hill Road near Madeline Street.
According to a tweet from Harris County Sheriff Ed Gonzalez, a man and his fiancée were riding their bikes when he heard or saw something that caused him to push his fiancée off her bike. The man was then hit from behind by a vehicle.
The man died at the scene, Gonzalez said.
Gonzalez said the driver who hit the cyclist stayed at the scene.
The cause of the crash is under investigation.
Project to cut vehicle lanes, add space for pedestrians, bikes on Cullen near UH
Dug Begley | www.houstonchronicle.com
Local officials are putting one of the main streets to the University of Houston athletic facilities on a road diet, in the hopes that cutting down room for cars on Cullen Boulevard is better for campus and commuter life.
Harris County, Houston and UH are contributing to the project along Cullen from Interstate 45 to North MacGregor, narrowing the street to one lane in each direction south of Holman with a continual center turn lane. Along …
Bike Safety & Trail Etiquette
Precinct 4 Trails | www.hcp4.net
Big or small, the Spring Creek Greenway Trail is for all! Have you wanted to learn bike safety and etiquette? How about basic bike maintenance? Join Precinct 4 Trails As Parks, Tailwind Bicycles, and Bike Texas to learn how we can all share the trail safely and responsibly. Please bring your bike, helmet, water bottle, and weather-appropriate clothing. We will have a brief bike safety lesson and then go for a leisurely ride on the Spring Creek Greenway Trail. Meet at the pavilion. Saturday, November 23 9 a.m. – 1 p.m. Dennis Johnston Park 709 Riley Fuzzel Road, Spring 77373
Upcoming Rides
Chasing Watts | chasingwatts.com
Tuesday Night Intervals w/ Pearland Bicycles & South Texas Cycling Tuesday, October 22, 2019 @ 6:00 PM
Kemah Tuesday Tuesday, October 22, 2019 @ 7:00 PM
Lite Bike Tuesday, October 22, 2019 @ 7:05 PM
Sugar WNR Wednesday, October 23, 2019 @ 6:00 PM
Nite Bike Thursday, October 24, 2019 @ 7:05 PM
Pearland Bicycles Thursday Night Shop Ride Thursday, October 24, 2019 @ 6:00 PM
NWCC Zube ride Saturday, October 26, 2019 @ 7:30 AM
IP/ILC Lite Bicycle World Memorial Saturday, October 26, 2019 @ 7:00 AM
Bike Barn Clear Lake Saturday, October 26, 2019 @ 7:30 AM
Sunday Blendin Sunday, October 27, 2019 @ 7:30 AM
Monday AM ride Monday, October 28, 2019 @ 5:30 AM
Rolling By Lake Wichita’s Flying Fish At Low Tide
Durango Texas | durangotexas.blogspot.com
This final Monday afternoon of the October version of 2019 my bike rolled me south on the Circle Trail to Lake Wichita and the loop around Lake Wichita Park, which eventually arrives at the location you see above. Where I took a water consumption break by the lakeside work of art known as The Flying Fish.
I think I remember The Flying Fish correctly being the name for this lakeside work of art. I do know for a fact that Wichita Falls did not pay a …