{"id":44970,"date":"2018-09-26T00:14:43","date_gmt":"2018-09-26T05:14:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/?p=44970"},"modified":"2018-09-26T00:14:43","modified_gmt":"2018-09-26T05:14:43","slug":"texas-bicycling-news-digest-september-25th-2018","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/2018\/09\/26\/texas-bicycling-news-digest-september-25th-2018\/","title":{"rendered":"Texas Bicycling News Digest September 25th 2018"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Conversation About Cyclist Safety That Isn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t Happening in the Rio Grande Valley<\/a><\/h2>\n

Dan Solomon | www.texasmonthly.com<\/h3>\n


\nOn September 6, nineteen-year-old David Gobellan was hit by a car while riding his bicycle down a poorly-lit stretch of road on his way home from the gym. Four days later, he died in the hospital. Gobellan\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s death isn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t the first fatal bike accident in the Rio Grande Valley this year, but it\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s the first to lead to a viral discussion. Gobellan\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s friend, nineteen-year-old Lauren Pitts, was attempting to address the Mercedes city commission about factors she believed contributed to …<\/p>\n

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Houston Cyclists: If you’re doing the Valero Ride-to-the-River, how excited are you about it?<\/a> from bikehouston<\/a> <\/p><\/blockquote>\n