DFW Cyclists

[Archaea]

7 cyclists in the past 7 days have been hit by cars in the Dallas/Fort Worth area. 2 were killed, 1 is in critical condition in the ICU at last report. It's all just too much. Recently a city council person said "Well there are not many people in my district who want to ride bikes anyway"

Let's prove him and a whole host of others like him wrong. This isn't just for the roadies or the mountain bikers - although we want you to sign it! It is for your neighbors whose kids ride to school, it is for the older couple on the corner who ride around the block. It is for anyone who in any way at all wants to see bikes on the streets without fear in North Texas. It is for those who would rather ride off the street, is is for those who will ride anywhere - and mostly - for those who won't ride at all given current conditions.

Please forward this to everyone and anyone - it will not be used for commercial purposes, it will be used to answer comments such as the one above with "Well sir, actually there are 1217 people in your district who WANT to cycle!" and be able to prove it.

Sign the petition - http://www.bikepeti <http://www.bikepetition.eventbrite.com> We don't want to spam you or share your information with commercial entities. We really don't. We just want to be able to show up!

Sincerely - BikeDFW

[FarrahWaters]

How horrible. Thanks for passing this on. The link needs to be fixed, it should be
http://www.bikepetition.eventbrite.com/

[danimal]

It is horrible. Unfortunately, I'm not surprised. We lived in a big cycling area in Dallas and would see anywhere from 5 to probably 30 bikers every day on the way to and from the train, which was only 5 or 10 minutes away. We saw lots of close calls. Sometimes car's fault, sometimes biker's fault.