Let's Ride There Safely!

Let's Ride There Safely!

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Dunbar Merchants Love Bikes

Join us on the 25th!
10 AM TO NOON -- DUNBAR LIBRARY
REFRESHMENTS, TUNE UPS, CYCING INFO, VIDEO BOOTH

1 PM TO 4 PM -- MARKETPLACE IGA ON 41ST
ALL OF THE ABOVE PLUS A BIKE WASH!

These Great Dunbar and Area Merchants are Offering Prizes and Support in the You Can Ride Here Contest and Campaign;

 

Spill It Sister
$50 Gift Certificate with a surprise gift bag

4 Cats Arts Studio Dunbar
Two $20 Gift Certificates

Ace Cycles Broadway
5 sets: $20 gift Certificates and Water Bottle combo;
20% off parts and accessories (time limited);
10% off regular price of bikes (time limited

The Cheshire Cheese Inn Dunbar
$20 Gift Certificate

The Dunbar Pub
$20 Gift Certificate

BMO Dunbar
6 Stainless Steel Water Bottles
13 Stainless Steel Thermoses

Dunbar Library
Space for the street event June 25th and treats for cyclists

K & K Pet Foods
2 bags Pet Green Biscuits for dogs and Doggie Waste Bags

Black Mountain Books
20% Discount for those carrying a bike helmet

Starbucks Dunbar
Coffee and Snacks on the 25th

Bean Around the World Dunbar
Coffee at the Bike Wash and Cycle event at IGA on the 25th

Marketplace IGA
Space for a BIKE WASH and Cycle Station on June 25th

 

 

Home Safety Tips For Motorists Stop BEFORE Entering an Intersection
Stop BEFORE Entering an Intersection

Intersections and junctions--alleyways, driveways, etc.--are tricky spots and the place where most vehicle-cyclist accidents occur.

Intersections often have restricted views due to foliage, parked cars, and drivers must be able to see into the cross street to know if it's safe. Fair enough, but stop BEFORE entering the intersection, then ease your way to where you can see with caution, looking out for cyclists, pedestrians and other vulnerable road users. It takes only an extra second to be cautious.

Even other vehicle drivers will often be startled and honk at a vehicle that speeds to a stop half-way into an intersection. You may know that you are going to stop. But the cyclist approaching, or already in the intersection, seeing a car zooming into the street, usually with the driver looking the other way has no way of knowing that. At the least, the cyclist has a burst of adrenalin; at the worst, the jolt could cause the cyclist to be startled and have an accident.
 
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