2012 WABA Vasa Ride
Sunday, March 4, 2012
6:00 AM Sunday Wake Up!
Let me start by saying that I normally get up for work at 8 AM..so getting up at 6 AM on a weekend….ouch! I volunteered to help with setup / registration as well as being a ride marshal for the 59 mile course. There were 15 and 31 mile routes as well, all with the promise of warm blueberry soup which is actually made with bilberries, the “Swedish” equivalent.
8 AM – GO!
It was a bit chilly so only 275 registered riders showed up of the 400 registrants. Additionally volunteer ride marshals such as myself were part of the group. Since we were not on a closed course, we had some casual riders join in as well.…
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Good thing bikes don’t have cruise control
Sunday, February 26, 2012
Below is a recount of my ride home from the Smithsonian Air and Space Museum this afternoon.
3:15 pm
Left the museum to take my normally uneventful commute home from my day of volunteering.
3:20 pm
Watched as a Pedicab goes through a red light on Pennsylvania Ave. I was hoping he was not “hired,” but unfortunately there was a family in the back. Why risk the lives of others, let alone your life!
3:22 pm
Almost hit a pedestrian who was walking down the center of the Pennsylvania bike lane texting as he walked.…
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2.2.2012 WABA Bike Light Blitz #1
Tuesday, February 7, 2012
Countdown to 2.2.12
WABA has been waiting for the bike light sets to come in for a few months and the first bike light blitz was finally here! WIth it getting dark before 6 pm, this is definitely the time of year when many cyclists are not visible due to lack of lights and reflective clothing. The goal was to reach those cyclists who did not have any lights on their bike due to lack of knowledge or perhaps ability to afford.
Timeline
6:00 PM: Arrived at WABA HQ in Admo and grabbed a bag of bike lights.…
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