Texas State Bicycle Survey Reveals Danger Concerns, Cycling Perceptions

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from sciencedaily.com

Bicyclists in Dallas, Houston and San Antonio are more concerned with being involved in vehicle crashes compared to bicyclists in other Texas cities, according to a survey conducted by the Center for Transportation Research at The University of Texas at Austin.

“This is quite intuitive, given the high levels of traffic congestion in Houston, Dallas and San Antonio,” said Professor Chandra Bhat, who spearheaded the survey and is one of the world’s foremost authorities on travel behavior.

In addition, almost 70 percent of the survey respondents feel bicycling is “very dangerous” or “somewhat dangerous” in terms of traffic accidents. In contrast, only 21 percent of respondents feel bicycling is “somewhat dangerous” or “very dangerous” in the context of crime.

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Bikes for Goodness Sake Foundation

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Earlier this week I was listening to The Fredcast podcast. The host, David Bernstein, interviewed Mark Smith about the orgina and purpose of the Bikes for Goodness Sake Foundation. According the Bikes for Goodness Sake website, “BFGS coordinates efforts with local sponsors, media, and bike shops to give that feeling to underprivileged children in your community. If you have a bike shop in your community, then you can easily help give such children in your town that special gift of goodness called a bike.”

On December 20, 2008 Bikes for Goodness Sake is working the 12 Bike Shops around Texas and the Texas National Guard to give 600 brand new bike-shop-quality bikes to the children of deployed or deploying soldiers.  Each bike and helmet will cost $142.

Do you remember your first bike?

Do you remember that feeling you had with your first bike?

Please share that feeling with a child; a child whose parents are in, or going to Iraq or Afghanistan.

Start a ripple that turns into a wave of generosity and goodwill from 50,000 people to these children.  Just $2 from each of us gives a child a memory that will last a lifetime – that memory of a first bike.

BFGS is working with the Texas Military Forces State Family Program to give 50 bikes and helmets to the children of deploying soldiers in Dallas, Fort Worth, Temple, Austin, Tyler, San Antonio, Houston, Lubbock, El Paso, Laredo, Weslaco, and Corpus Christi for a total of 600 bikes and helmets in the state of Texas.


Hill Country Ride for Aids – Spicewood, TX

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On the Hill Country Ride you choose the distance that best suits you: 10, 50, 70 or 100 miles.  Our free training rides will help you prepare for any distance.  It’s a Ride, not a race, everyone is welcome.  All routes are fully supported with pit stops, SAG support and helpful volunteers.  Children eight and up can ride when accompanied by an adult, and children of all ages will enjoy the Hill Country Adventure for Kids.
Ride Info
INFORMAL Pre-Season Rides (no SAG support)

  • Thurs., January 1, – MEET at 10:30am – RIDE OUT at 11:00am Shoal Creek
  • Sat., January 10, -  MEET at 10:30am – RIDE OUT at 11:00am Veloway with S. Mopac
  • Sat., January 17, -  MEET at 10:30am – RIDE OUT at 11:00am N. Parmer
  • Sat., January 24 -  MEET at 10:30am – RIDE OUT at 11:00am Veloway with S. Mopac

    • New City of Austin Transportation Department to Expand Bike Lanes

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    According to Austin’s Community Impact Newspaper, the City of Austin has tasked a new City department with studying the impact of adding bike lanes to city streets, to improve transportation flow and decrease the environmental impact of vehicles on the city and its infrastructure.

    Creating continuous bike lanes throughout Austin is another project on which Howard Lazarus and Rob Spillar are collaborating, armed with recommendations from the city’s Street Smarts Task Force.

    read more at Fine Austin Living