I have been reading your emails dealing with this and it really boils my blood if she gets out of this.  I really appreciate all the information you are passing along Nerissa.  I hadn’t seen any follow ups in a long while and was wondering what was going on.  I might suggest bringing ideas you have to get cyclist involved to the monthly meetings.  Maybe we can put our minds together and formulate a plan of action.  The club has a few lawyers in it and maybe they could be of help.  I’m sick and tired of the driving around here when I’m in my vehicle.  Being out on the bike really makes me take notice.  I was almost hit a month ago when a lady turned in front of me to get in her driveway.  Lucky for me when she finally stopped in front of me I was able to skid and maneuver the bike around the front of the car.

   I don’t want to speak for the entire club but I don’t know a cyclist out there that is not outraged over this crash.  I would think they would want to look for ways to make the lawmakers and public stand up and take notice of us.  

  I would also like to encourage all you new riders to participate in the clubs weekly rides.  We have riders of all skill levels on any given Saturday and no one is left behind alone.  There is always a shorter option to the rides if you don’t think you’re up to the entire ride.  I feel safer in a group, more riders more for the drivers to see.  Of course this theory is no good if the driver isn’t coherent.  I was a new rider last year.  Just finished my first year April 1, 2005 and riding with the club helped me make gains faster than I could alone.  The biggest plus the people are great.  Well, that’s enough of a plug for the club, but I know we (as in the club members) would love to see some new riders participating in club rides.  Thanks again for all the information you have provided on the case.  Hope to see you on the road.  

-----Original Message-----
From: eccycling@yahoogroups.com [mailto:eccycling@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Nerissa
Sent: Saturday, April 23, 2005 10:30 AM
To: eccycling@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [eccycling] Re: accident news

Silly me. Why wait til Monday to find out the court date when I've got
the copies on my desk here. LOL.

Plea set for May 10th at 9:00 a.m. in court room "C" (Shalimar Annex),
case assigned to Judge Maney. Case comments: CRT set due to serious
bodily injury (CRT meaning criminal trial). We'll still have to wait
and see if the Prosecuting Attorney ups the ante on more charges or if
she's just going to get charged on the Failure to Maintain Lane.

Nerissa