Bicycle Sport Shop and the Texas Bicycle Coalition are teaming up to help increase memberships and get cyclists more power! Leslie Luciano at Bicycle Sport Shop sent in this announcement about a pilot program between the shop and TBC.
At Bicycle Sport Shop you can get a Texas Bicycle Coalition premium membership for half price, $30 instead of the normal $60. Not only that but you also get a free gift valued at $15. The best thing here is that you’re helping yourself, because the more members the TBC gets the more influence we all have with the state legislature to get safer roads for cyclists.
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on Mar 19th, 2009 at 9:50 am
Thanks, Marcus for spreading the word! It’s especially important for folks to join right now, while we’re working so hard to pass the Safe Passing Bill in the state legislature. As I’m sure you know, this would require a motorist to give at least 3 feet clearance to a cyclist s/he is passing, and would also create penalties for dooring, the right hook, etc.
Not only do more BikeTexas members translate to more power for cyclists at the lege, but membership dollars are what fund our legislative efforts. We’re very optimistic about the success of the Safe Passing Bill this session, but we can’t rest on our laurels until it’s through!
If anyone wants more information on Safe Passing 2009 and where we are in the legislative process, you can go to our website http://www.biketexas.org
Thanks! -Emma
on Mar 19th, 2009 at 10:14 am
oh no, is my comment in moderation or did it get eaten?!
on Mar 19th, 2009 at 10:17 am
Emma – comments with links sometimes get stuck in our spam queue. I’m glad you commented again about that, it made me go dig it up faster!
Anything we can do to help increase TBC membership, just let us know. We are strong believers that cyclists must be politically organized.
on Mar 19th, 2009 at 10:45 am
thanks for digging it up, i’m glad i didn’t just type the whole thing over again!
as for increasing membership, anything y’all can do to keep people updated with our work on Safe Passing at the legislature will help, and i’ll make sure you’re on our Action Alert list. oh, and are *you* a member?
on Mar 19th, 2009 at 10:49 am
Emma – I’m pretty sure I am a member but if I’m not, I’ll join over the weekend. I hear there’s a great deal at Bicycle Sport Shop…
Will you all mind if we reprint your posts on the safe passing bill? I had talked to Robin about getting updates a few weeks ago but that was before anything happened that could be published.
on Mar 19th, 2009 at 11:11 am
That would be great if you wanted to reprint those posts! Safe Passing is our number one legislative priority this session, and any way people can spread the word is great. we won’t be asking people for action until the bill gets hearings in the House and Senate transportation committees, and then again when it reaches the floor of each, but we do want to raise awareness with cyclists about it. it’s a really important bill for cyclist safety in Texas.
i’m putting your email on our update list now. thanks for putting the word out!