This was posted to the New River Valley Bicycle Association listserv today by NRVBA president Beth Lohman:
Liz and I met with the Commonwealth’s Attorney, Brad Finch, to understand how the incident involving Bonnie Tinker occurred. We gave Mr. Finch an opportunity to describe the incident and the police findings, and we followed up with additional questions – some of which came from a few of you that emailed me independently. What follows is a summary of the incident.
There was one eye witness that observed the entire incident. Ms. Tinker and ***, the driver of the dump truck, were both headed north on West Campus Drive. The truck was in the main vehicle travel lane, and Ms. Tinker was in the bike lane. The witness stated that both vehicles, the bike and the truck, were traveling in their respective lanes, and that neither vehicle encroached on the other’s lane.
The truck was ahead of Ms. Tinker, but as Ms. Tinker descended the hill on West Campus Drive she caught up to the truck and became even with the truck. Without any visual cues as to a cause, the witness observed Ms. Tinker’s bike begin to wobble. Ms. Tinker’s bike moved left, bumping into the truck, then back to the right toward the curb. Then she moved back to the left into the truck and became entangled with the truck. All of this occurred well before the right turn onto Drillfield Drive. [continue reading…]
Thanks to some dedicated efforts by local bike advocates, the Virginia Beach City Council has passed a resolution supporting on-road bicycle accommodations. We can only hope this signals a turn-around for Virginia’s largest city, and premier seaside resort.
This may be the most exciting movie you’ll see this year!
On Friday, September 11, 2009 at 7:00PM, Sharebike.org will be presenting a screening of Veer at the Taubman Museum of Art in downtown Roanoke. This will be only the 25th showing in North America.
Admission price is $8.50 and tickets are available at the door, or in advance by calling 540-342-5760.
Veer is an intimate, behind the scenes look at bicycling culture and how it connects to our other urban cultures. Veer shows how bicyclists are a part of schools, neighborhoods, local foods, community projects, arts, policy making, sustainable living… but most of all, it’s just so fun! and the soundtrack is excellent! [continue reading…]
Roanoke bike activist River Laker, aka Car Less Brit, interviews gubernatorial candidate Creigh Deeds about transportation. Please also see the accompanying article at the Star City Harbinger.
Today, the Virginia Bicycling Federation released a questionnaire to all of the 2009 Virginia statewide political candidates. We hope these questions will show voters where the politicians stand on bike and pedestrian issues, and what they will do to improve Virginia’s transportation facilities to promote active, sustainable transportation as Virginia faces many difficult transportation choices.
Candidates have been asked to return completed questionnaires to the VBF by September 18. The VBF will then compile answers and post them to this website.
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