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three area rides of silence – wednesday, may 21, 7 p.m.
Come out on Wednesday, May 21, 2008 at 7pm and join thousands of bicyclists across the nation – and the world -- in a ride to commemorate those who have been injured or killed while cycling on public roadways. Called the Ride of Silence, the event is also meant to raise awareness that bicyclists are on area streets and roadways, have a legal right to ride on them, and to ask that cyclists and motorists share the road with mutual respect.
In Ann Arbor, AABTS will sponsor our 3rd annual Ride of Silence; riders will gather at 6:30pm at Wheeler Park, North 4th Avenue and Depot Street, don armbands, and begin the silent ride at 7pm. We expect to have a bicycle patrol officer to lead us on our 7-mile, figure eight loop through downtown Ann Arbor. For more details, see page 3 of the AABTS May-Jun 2008 Newsletter. To volunteer to help, call ride captain Ann Hunt, 734/604-3351. We need seasoned riders within the group to ensure that all riders observe traffic lights and stop signs. This ride is on our Club calendar.
In Westland, the Ride of Silence is sponsored by the Metro South Chapter of the Michigan Mountain Biking Association. Riders will gather at 6:30pm at the Nankin Pavilion Area on Hines Drive south of Ann Arbor Trail, and begin a 13-mile ride at 7pm.
In Ypsilanti, the Ride of Silence will start at Recreation Park, Congress and Elm Streets, and is sponsored by Bike Ypsi (www.bikeypsi.org - 734/487-9058). Be ready to ride at 7pm.
The rides are slow paced with all participants required to wear helmets and to obey all traffic laws. For more information, visit the amazing Ride of Silence website -- www.rideofsilence.org.
tour de kids is back (call for volunteers)
The Tour de Kids (TdK) is the nation's largest kids-oriented bike event and will take place on Father's day June 15, 2008 on streets closed to traffic around the UM diag. Based on past years (1996-2004), about 1000 kids aged 3-12 will participate in "fun" age-specific bike races and a family oriented festival with live music, activities, food and drink.
Previous AABTS board member Ted Green's company SpamStopsHere is the title sponsor and has brought it back from a 3-year hiatus. As the biggest public bike event in Ann Arbor, it generates a huge amount of local interest in bicycling and brings new members to the AABTS. The TdK is asking the AABTS members to help out as volunteers, hoping for 25 AABTS volunteers out of 100 total.
If you can please donate a few hours on June 15 (or the night before) contact Dawn Lovejoy (email: dblovejoy@gmail.com; tel: 734.827.2792) or Rob Pulcipher (email: pulcipher@gmail.com; tel: 734.995.4023). All efforts will be greatly appreciated.
The event website is: www.tourdekids.org
days until OHR 2008!
OHR planning meetings will be at OHR Chair Maury Kroopnick's condo club house on Pittsfield Road just south of Washtenaw, across the street from Arborland. The meetings are every third Thursday of the month at 7pm. The remaining meetings will be on April 17, May 15, and June 19. Please contact Maury at mkroopnick[at]mindspring.com for more information and directions.
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