{"id":61924,"date":"2023-03-23T23:15:23","date_gmt":"2023-03-24T04:15:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/?p=61924"},"modified":"2023-03-23T23:15:24","modified_gmt":"2023-03-24T04:15:24","slug":"tragedy-bcycle-status-quo-billboards-beer-bike-photos","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/2023\/03\/23\/tragedy-bcycle-status-quo-billboards-beer-bike-photos\/","title":{"rendered":"Tragedy, BCycle Status Quo, Billboards, Beer Bike, Photos"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-markdown\"><h2><a href=\"https:\/\/abc13.com\/houston-news-gulf-freeway-traffic-crash-on-at-woodridge-fatal-investigation\/12992457\/\">Bicyclist hit and killed while pedaling on busy Gulf Freeway, HPD says<\/a><\/h2>\n<h4>abc.13.com<\/h4>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"476\" height=\"267\" src=\"https:\/\/abc13.com\/video\/embed\/?pid=12992433\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-markdown\"><p>HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) &#8212; All inbound lanes of the Gulf Freeway have been shut down Wednesday afternoon near the 610 East Loop as police work a deadly crash.\nHouston police shared on Twitter that investigators are headed to a crash that happened at about 4 p.m. on the Gulf Freeway at Woodridge Drive.\nPolice said a man was riding a bicycle on the freeway when he was hit and killed by a vehicle. \u2026<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/www.houstonchronicle.com\/news\/houston-texas\/transportation\/article\/bike-sharing-metro-bcycle-17850157.php\">BCycle likely to stay source of grab-and-go bikes in Houston, Metro says amid transit takeover<\/a><\/h2>\n<h4>Dug Begley |   www.houstonchronicle.com<\/h4>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/s.hdnux.com\/photos\/01\/31\/31\/04\/23433528\/3\/ratio3x2_1200.jpg?w=1200&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Changes are likely coming for Houston&#8217;s system of grab and go bicycles, but a change from the BCycle system is unlikely, Metropolitan Transit Authority officials said, as they continue planning to absorb the system into their operations.\n&quot;A vendor switch is not feasible without incurring an estimated $8 to $10 million in swapping costs,&quot; said Jimmy Park, director of Metro&#8217;s office of management and budget.\nHowever, Park noted, the &quot;current technology is very lagging,&quot; something Metro must address as it prepares to incorporate the bicycles and their drop-off points into its own operations. Officials approved the move to take on bike &#8230;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/texasborderbusiness.com\/walking-billboards-promote-pedestrian-bicyclist-safety\/\">Walking Billboards Promote Pedestrian &amp; Bicyclist Safety<\/a><\/h2>\n<h4>Texas Border Business |  texasborderbusiness.com<\/h4>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/texasborderbusiness.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Walking-Billboards.jpg?w=1200&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<p>McALLEN \u2013 TxDOT will travel to cities across Texas this month with its walking billboards. -Campaign ambassadors will carry these sandwich boards with messages to remind drivers, bicyclists and pedestrians to follow traffic safety laws and watch out for each other.\nPedestrian and bicyclist fatalities and serious injuries continue to rise at an alarming rate. From 2017 to 2021, pedestrian crash deaths increased 34% and bicyclist crash deaths increased 58%. Each of us must do our part to help reverse this dangerous and deadly trend. \u2026<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ricethresher.org\/article\/2023\/03\/beer-bike-to-divide-races-amid-safety-concerns\">Beer Bike to divide races amid safety concerns<\/a><\/h2>\n<h4>By Spring Chenjp |   www.ricethresher.org<\/h4>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" height=\"1000\" width=\"1000\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/snworksceo.imgix.net\/rce\/083fd977-f3dd-43a2-9771-f8df8970e926.sized-1000x1000.jpg?resize=1000%2C1000&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Beer Bike races will be held in two heats this year, instead of the traditional singular race, according to Anne Wang, a campus-wide Beer Bike coordinator. The change is in light of last year\u2019s crash during the women\u2019s race, which injured three bikers and sent one to the hospital.\nAssociate Director of Campus Events Petre Herbert said that the decision to hold the races as two separate heats was collectively made by administration and students.\u00a0\n\u201c[Bikers and pit crew] have a higher risk for physical injury during the actual race, as they are in the lanes \u2026 Two heats reduce the amount of people on the track at once, which allows bikers to navigate around [fewer] people while riding,\u201d Herbert wrote in an email to \u2026<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/www.crazyguyonabike.com\/doc\/page\/?o=3d2&amp;page_id=647055&amp;v=s\">Old Man, Big Country<\/a><\/h2>\n<h4>By John Springfield ???\u00a0\u00a0  |   www.crazyguyonabike.com<\/h4>\n<h4>74 or 4: It&#8217;s the Same<\/h4>\n<p>At the ripe old age of 74, I get the same reaction as if 4.\n&quot;Wow, nice going, John.&quot;\n[Aren&#8217;t you a little old\/young to be on a bicycle?]\nSame answer now as in 1953: Nope.\nThe plan is to start at the southern tip of Texas and head north.\nThat&#8217;s the plan.\nThe actual trip may be terminated by high winds, hungry coyotes, or my frame giving out.\nThere will be NO self discovery.\nI know who I am.\nSome people enjoy the movement of dancing, running, or ice skating.\nI like bicycling, always did, always will.\nSimple and profound.\nBut I also enjoy discovering new places, especially small towns.\nAnd diners.\nNothing like wolfing down a second breakfast at mid-morning. \u2026<\/p>\n<h4>The Route<\/h4>\n<h4>Day 01: March 23 &#8211; Boco Chica Beach to Brownsville, Texas: Wind WInd and Heat<\/h4>\n<p>Thursday March 23, 2023, 30 miles (48 km)\u00a0&#8211; Total so far: 30 miles (48 km)\nAfter several days in a car, this was my first cycling day.\nThe plan was to bike to Boca Chico Beach, take a look at the Gulf of Mexico, and return to my motel.\nOn Route 4, there is a battlefield from the Civil War, as well as an encampment during the war with Mexico. \u2026\n<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.crazyguyonabike.com\/pics\/docs\/00\/02\/48\/80\/small\/IMG_3137.jpg?w=1200&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/www.strava.com\/activities\/8767075062\">Thursday Ride San Antonio, Texas<\/a><\/h2>\n<h4>Mark Noblitt MTCCSA | strava.com<\/h4>\n<p>Part solo and part with MT. Fun ride! Babcock eyes x3!\n<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" height=\"900\" width=\"1200\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dgtzuqphqg23d.cloudfront.net\/76CmYHAGcvyXAFoIk8p04UzkG33ai-gJj6oJKdTbcck-2048x1536.jpg?resize=1200%2C900&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/www.strava.com\/activities\/8767265420\">CRSA another flat, wadafaksanababish San Antonio, Texas<\/a><\/h2>\n<h4>Joshua Serna GSR | strava.com<\/h4>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" height=\"1600\" width=\"1200\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dgtzuqphqg23d.cloudfront.net\/Hqy2ldMyF8LE0On7ZKHxqBphLD0dwQmTwqg1VgUWr7Q-1536x2048.jpg?resize=1200%2C1600&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/www.strava.com\/activities\/8766971812\">MTHCC PM Ride Missouri City, Texas<\/a><\/h2>\n<h4>Rickey Garrett ?A?- MTHCC | JL Cycling | strava.com<\/h4>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" height=\"675\" width=\"1200\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dgtzuqphqg23d.cloudfront.net\/NAJBYRsxkMEhMOvxbDIeQJN0QgWj_wlW2cCLDdSqMUc-2048x1152.jpg?resize=1200%2C675&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" height=\"675\" width=\"1200\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dgtzuqphqg23d.cloudfront.net\/Vj9FLeGcYwFmpdy9dGT7KLI7hDwXhuItKjkxidckCLE-2048x1152.jpg?resize=1200%2C675&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/www.strava.com\/activities\/8766928522\">Evening Ride San Antonio, Texas<\/a><\/h2>\n<h4>Eduardo Salas (Cyclones) | strava.com<\/h4>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" height=\"897\" width=\"1200\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dgtzuqphqg23d.cloudfront.net\/uaDjSeVlIM3Gi3ewHVYre8hFpV2kMJOEYpfihT8-w_I-2048x1531.jpg?resize=1200%2C897&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/www.strava.com\/activities\/8766824888\">Blue Agave skills clinic &amp; info session ouston, Texas<\/a><\/h2>\n<h4>Michelle Casper | strava.com<\/h4>\n<p>Helping teach our sponsor SOFEC\u2019s MS150 team\n<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" height=\"898\" width=\"1200\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dgtzuqphqg23d.cloudfront.net\/LtQ_DPVw1dppF6XpaOlWcGUOs25sEv0ubt9jSiO-RFw-2048x1533.jpg?resize=1200%2C898&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-markdown\"><h1>Texas Biking from Twitter<\/h1>\n<p><blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The first eight matchups are live until Saturday. Cast your votes! <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/BikeParkingMadness?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#BikeParkingMadness<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/nIJJRYowGf\">https:\/\/t.co\/nIJJRYowGf<\/a><\/p>&mdash; BikeHouston (@BikeHouston) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BikeHouston\/status\/1639020744318365698?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 23, 2023<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The timed bike rides start at 8 a.m. Saturday and the family ride begins at 9. KidzFest then gets underway about 10 a.m., when some riders should be coasting back into downtown Victoria.\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/CDBEgr7SAe\">https:\/\/t.co\/CDBEgr7SAe<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Victoria Advocate (@Vicadvocate) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Vicadvocate\/status\/1638873266231312385?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 23, 2023<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h1>New Event Added to Texbiker.net Calendar<\/h1>\n<p><blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">New Event Houston Grand Crit p\/b Fort Bend Kia Houston Grand Crit p\/b Fort Bend Kia at Houston, TX<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/mjPEnegCx8\">https:\/\/t.co\/mjPEnegCx8<\/a><br><br>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/sLA1KGDQzo\">https:\/\/t.co\/sLA1KGDQzo<\/a>\u00a0<br><br>\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0 Women&#39;s Category 3\/4\/5 \u00a0 \u00a0 9:00 AM \u00a0 \u00a0 30 minutes \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 $55<br>\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/2RoXSK2gTE\">https:\/\/t.co\/2RoXSK2gTE<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Rick Ankrum (@texbiker) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/texbiker\/status\/1638761836811255808?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 23, 2023<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/2023\/03\/23\/tragedy-bcycle-status-quo-billboards-beer-bike-photos\/\"><span class=\"more-msg\">Continue reading &rarr;<\/span><\/a>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[14],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-61924","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-bicycling-news"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p4tok-g6M","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/61924","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=61924"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/61924\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":61925,"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/61924\/revisions\/61925"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=61924"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=61924"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=61924"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}