From: Terry McAfee
[mailto:tmcafee@...]
Sent: Friday, August 03, 2007
10:37 AM
Subject: Ghost Bike Ride for Don
Campbell - Aug 12th
Please join
us for a ride to memorialize and place a Ghost Bike for Procrastinating Pedaler
Club member and avid bicyclist, Don Campbell.
Don Campbell was killed by a motorist, in this case driving
a Q&D construction truck, on July 16, 2007, almost exactly one year
after David Pumphrey was killed by a hit and run motorist on Double R
Boulevard. On Labor Day weekend, 2006, about 140 local bicyclists placed a
Ghost Bike near the site of David's accident.
This Ghost Bike will be placed at the intersection of Sparks
Blvd. & Los Altos Parkway at about 9:00am.
Due to the heavy traffic in the area and the desire to raise
the visibility of bicyclists, we are going to ride from 4 gathering points:
|
Start
Time: |
Start
Place: |
Dist to
Ghost Bike |
|
8:00am |
|
12 miles |
|
8:50am |
Katz Koffee, at the first right turn mall entrance heading
east from Pyramid on |
1 mile |
|
8:50am |
American
Java, |
1 mile |
|
8:50am |
Wells
Fargo Bank, |
1 mile |
The purpose of this ride is not just to honor our fallen
friend but also to raise awareness of bicyclists' right to share the roads with
motorists and to heighten bicyclists' awareness of their need to ride
defensively.
Helmets are
absolutely required to participate in this ride!
For information, please contact Terry at 775-287-7142 or tmcafee@....
The more bicyclists we can gather for this ride, the
more community awareness will be raised.
Please pass this message on to all of your bicycling
friends.