5th Annual “Georgia Rides to the Capitol” Tuesday Morning
Decatur Metro | March 15, 2010 | 12:03 pm
Join Mayor Bill Floyd and City Commissioner Fred Boykin at Decatur’s East Lake MARTA station on Tuesday morning for the 5th annual “Georgia Rides to the Capitol”. The 2010 event is in support of “House Bill House Bill 988 — a 3 foot safe passing bill.”
Fred provides a few more details on the morning ride…
This is the 5th annual ride and we’re hoping for over 1,000 cyclists to participate. There are two rides – one leaves from Roswell at 9:45 a.m. and the other leaves from Decatur (E. Lake MARTA station) at 10:45 a.m. Both rides are police escorted to the Capitol; riders are on their own for the trip back.
The Decatur route is an easy one and will be led by Decatur Mayor Bill Floyd. We also expect over 40 other metro area mayors and elected officials to ride the event as well!
We’ve had Glennwood students particpate and lots of Decatur folks join in too.
It’s a great way to show support for cycling in Georgia.
Even more event details HERE.
The event is on TUESDAY, March 23. Not Wednesday.
Whoops! Thanks Scarab…made the change.
Thanks for the post. The 3 foot Safe Passing Bill is in jeopardy. Cyclists are being asked to drop current language that allows riders to ride 2 abreast on 4 lane roads in exchange for the 3 foot safe passing distance. And Rep. Stephanie Stuckey Benfield has just introduced HB 1381 – the Better Biking Bill – which adds bicycle lanes, other items and corrections to the current Georgia code.
No telling where these bills will go – but great reasons to ride on Tuesday, March 23rd!
If you ask this cyclist we should leave aside the 3 foot law in favor of the 2-abreast rule. While it would provide a safety margin when followed it would be practically unenforcable.
By the way, I will ride on the Capitol. See you there!
Something tells me that drivers who aren’t giving cyclists 3 feet now are highly unlikely to do so if we pass this law. You either give a damn about the safety of others, or you don’t. I don’t stop for pedestrians because it is the law. I just don’t want to kill them.
That said, I find that most people already give ample room when they pass. Not all, of course. But most. Driver pull out in front of me from driveways, etc., a lot more often than buzzing me on the left.