dirtdigger88
01-28-2005, 03:01 PM
This letter was sent out the members of the big Shark Racing Team- I like what the state of Missouri is doing here- lets see if it helps any
> Below are three short articles that may wish to distribute to
Missouri
> Bicycle Racing Association members via your club newsletter and/or by
> email.
>
> If you have any questions about any of these subjects, please email
me!
>
> The first article is for clubs/individuals who are MoBikeFed members.
If
> your organization has joined MoBikeFed, then the "Motorist Contact
Letter"
> is a benefit that we offer to ALL of your club members.
>
> (And if your organization hasn't joined MOBikeFed yet, the "Motorist
> Contact Letter" service is one concrete reason to consider joining .
. . )
>
> The rest of the articles are relevant to all Missouri bicyclists and
> bicycle organizations, whether MoBikeFed members or not.
>
> Feel free to edit the articles as necessary for your particular
newsletter
> or email announcement format.
>
> --Brent
>
> The three articles below:
>
> * Bicyclists May Fight Back with MoBikeFed's "Motorist Contact
Letter"
>
> * MoDOT will sweep road shoulders upon request
>
> * MoBikeFed releases new maps showing Missouri highway
> shoulders--bicyclist feedback needed
>
>
> Bicyclists May Fight Back with MoBikeFed's "Motorist Contact Letter"
> ================================================== ==
> Picture the perfect ride on a gorgeous Missouri morning spoiled by a
> frighteningly close encounter with a motorist who is angry just to
see a
> bicyclist on the road. In the past, many of us were frustrated by our
> inability to take self-protective action or to incite others to
protect us
> unless we were severely damaged by the encounter.
>
> In an effort to make our state a safer place to ride a bicycle, the
> Missouri Bicycle Federation (MoBikeFed) has established a program in
which
> the details of the incident are reported to us and a letter will be
sent
> to the offending motorist.
>
> Details of the incident should include: motorist license tag number
and
> description of the incident (time, place, description of vehicle &
driver,
> what happened).
>
> This program is open to all MoBikeFed members, including members of
> affiliated clubs like the Missouri Bicycle Racing Association.
>
> Bicyclists may send the details of the incident to Morgan Bearden,
MBF
> Motorist Contact Program, morgan@thedef.org, PO Box 104871, Jefferson
> City, MO 65110-4871.
>
>
>
> MoDOT will sweep road shoulders upon request
> ============================================
> MoDOT will sweep shoulders of any MoDOT road upon request.
>
> Call 1-888-ASK-MODOT (toll free) to request that a particular
shoulder be
> swept.
>
> Be prepared to explain which district the road is in (D1-St. Joe,
D2-north
> central, D3-Hannibal, D4-KC, D5-central, D6-St.L, D7-Joplin,
> D8-Springfield, D9-south central, D10-Cape Girardeau) and exactly
where
> the section of roadway is.
>
> MoDOT roads include all federal freeways and highways in Missouri
(those
> with numbers like I-70 or US Hwy 40) and all state highways and roads
> (with numbers like 350 Hwy, Route V, Route JJ). Basically, any road
with a
> highway number or letter is a MoDOT road. Most major rural roads in
> Missouri are MoDOT roads.
>
> This service would be particularly helpful if a group ride is planned
that
> will use a particular road shoulder.
>
>
> MoBikeFed releases new maps showing Missouri highway
shoulders--bicyclist
> feedback needed
> ================================================== ==
> The Missouri Bicycle Federation, in cooperation with MoDOT Bike/Ped
> Coordinator Caryn Giarratano, has released a new set of maps showing
> shoulders on Missouri highways.
>
> These maps should be very useful for planning the more rural segments
of
> any bicycle trip or route, and particularly for planning cross-state
> bicycle trips.
>
> Last year, MOBikeFed released a previous set of shoulder maps and
> solicited bicyclist feedback on them. Thanks to your responses, the
new
> shoulder maps should be far more accurate. Every bicyclist comment
about
> the previous shoulder maps was carefully checked out and, in
addition,
> routes were doubled checked to improve the quality of the underlying
data.
>
> The new maps show more detail, too, indicating width of shoulders in
feet,
> showing roads that have shoulders on one side only, and indicating
paved
> or unpaved condition.
>
> Although we feel the new maps are far, far more accurate than the
old, at
> this time we are officially releasing the maps for comment and
feedback
> only. Please do take the time to look over the roads you know and let
us
> know whether the map is accurate or not.
>
> To view the maps and leave comments, visit
> MoBikeFed.org/shoulder
>
> The proposed Missouri Cross-State Bicycle Route Map is also available
for
> public comment. This map and others are available at
>
> MoBikeFed.org/maps
> Below are three short articles that may wish to distribute to
Missouri
> Bicycle Racing Association members via your club newsletter and/or by
> email.
>
> If you have any questions about any of these subjects, please email
me!
>
> The first article is for clubs/individuals who are MoBikeFed members.
If
> your organization has joined MoBikeFed, then the "Motorist Contact
Letter"
> is a benefit that we offer to ALL of your club members.
>
> (And if your organization hasn't joined MOBikeFed yet, the "Motorist
> Contact Letter" service is one concrete reason to consider joining .
. . )
>
> The rest of the articles are relevant to all Missouri bicyclists and
> bicycle organizations, whether MoBikeFed members or not.
>
> Feel free to edit the articles as necessary for your particular
newsletter
> or email announcement format.
>
> --Brent
>
> The three articles below:
>
> * Bicyclists May Fight Back with MoBikeFed's "Motorist Contact
Letter"
>
> * MoDOT will sweep road shoulders upon request
>
> * MoBikeFed releases new maps showing Missouri highway
> shoulders--bicyclist feedback needed
>
>
> Bicyclists May Fight Back with MoBikeFed's "Motorist Contact Letter"
> ================================================== ==
> Picture the perfect ride on a gorgeous Missouri morning spoiled by a
> frighteningly close encounter with a motorist who is angry just to
see a
> bicyclist on the road. In the past, many of us were frustrated by our
> inability to take self-protective action or to incite others to
protect us
> unless we were severely damaged by the encounter.
>
> In an effort to make our state a safer place to ride a bicycle, the
> Missouri Bicycle Federation (MoBikeFed) has established a program in
which
> the details of the incident are reported to us and a letter will be
sent
> to the offending motorist.
>
> Details of the incident should include: motorist license tag number
and
> description of the incident (time, place, description of vehicle &
driver,
> what happened).
>
> This program is open to all MoBikeFed members, including members of
> affiliated clubs like the Missouri Bicycle Racing Association.
>
> Bicyclists may send the details of the incident to Morgan Bearden,
MBF
> Motorist Contact Program, morgan@thedef.org, PO Box 104871, Jefferson
> City, MO 65110-4871.
>
>
>
> MoDOT will sweep road shoulders upon request
> ============================================
> MoDOT will sweep shoulders of any MoDOT road upon request.
>
> Call 1-888-ASK-MODOT (toll free) to request that a particular
shoulder be
> swept.
>
> Be prepared to explain which district the road is in (D1-St. Joe,
D2-north
> central, D3-Hannibal, D4-KC, D5-central, D6-St.L, D7-Joplin,
> D8-Springfield, D9-south central, D10-Cape Girardeau) and exactly
where
> the section of roadway is.
>
> MoDOT roads include all federal freeways and highways in Missouri
(those
> with numbers like I-70 or US Hwy 40) and all state highways and roads
> (with numbers like 350 Hwy, Route V, Route JJ). Basically, any road
with a
> highway number or letter is a MoDOT road. Most major rural roads in
> Missouri are MoDOT roads.
>
> This service would be particularly helpful if a group ride is planned
that
> will use a particular road shoulder.
>
>
> MoBikeFed releases new maps showing Missouri highway
shoulders--bicyclist
> feedback needed
> ================================================== ==
> The Missouri Bicycle Federation, in cooperation with MoDOT Bike/Ped
> Coordinator Caryn Giarratano, has released a new set of maps showing
> shoulders on Missouri highways.
>
> These maps should be very useful for planning the more rural segments
of
> any bicycle trip or route, and particularly for planning cross-state
> bicycle trips.
>
> Last year, MOBikeFed released a previous set of shoulder maps and
> solicited bicyclist feedback on them. Thanks to your responses, the
new
> shoulder maps should be far more accurate. Every bicyclist comment
about
> the previous shoulder maps was carefully checked out and, in
addition,
> routes were doubled checked to improve the quality of the underlying
data.
>
> The new maps show more detail, too, indicating width of shoulders in
feet,
> showing roads that have shoulders on one side only, and indicating
paved
> or unpaved condition.
>
> Although we feel the new maps are far, far more accurate than the
old, at
> this time we are officially releasing the maps for comment and
feedback
> only. Please do take the time to look over the roads you know and let
us
> know whether the map is accurate or not.
>
> To view the maps and leave comments, visit
> MoBikeFed.org/shoulder
>
> The proposed Missouri Cross-State Bicycle Route Map is also available
for
> public comment. This map and others are available at
>
> MoBikeFed.org/maps