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Chainwheel
Chatter
March 2007
Club Bike
Box and Trailer
Ready to travel with your bicycle? BIKES
Club members can rent our sturdy bike box for airline travel or our BOB
trailer to tow gear behind your bicycle. Cost is $5 for a weekend or $10 a
week – basically, these are club benefits we want people to use. To arrange
for rental, contact Kristin at (360) 658-2462 or another club officer.
New
Supporting Business
Rack N
Road
Rack N Road offers the largest selection of car racks, hitches,
trailers and vehicle outfitting accessories for year round road
trips. BIKES Club members can now get a 10% discount on anything in
the store –
plus use the $10 gift card enclosed with this newsletter.
Rack N Road
carries brands such as Yakima, Thule, Inno, Valley Hitches, Quality
S Manufacturing Tire Chains, Garvin Jeep Racks, and many more and
also offer rentals on cargo boxes, ski racks, bike racks, trailers,
and many other items. They also offer trade-ins and trade-ups.
Locations: 1299
156th Ave NE Ste 143, Bellevue, (425) 957-7225 and
7918 Aurora Avenue N, Seattle, (206) 528-8090.www.racknroad.com
Legislative Update
By the Bicycle
Alliance of Washington
BIKES Club members Dan Scott, Bill Weber and
Kristin Kinnamon attended the Bicycle Alliance of Washington Lobby
Day in Olympia on Feb. 6.
HB 1588 would require curriculum on
pedestrian and bike safety for drivers education students, starting
with pilot projects in Spokane and King counties. It needs our
support as there is some opposition.
Three bills have been introduced in
the State Legislature that include “Complete Streets” policy
language. HB 2139, sponsored by Rep.Geoff Simpson, would add a new
section to RCW 47.01 that directs Washington State Department of
Transportation to accommodate and balance the safety and convenience
of all users of the transportation system, including pedestrians,
bicyclists, transit users, freight, and motor vehicle drivers, so
that all can travel safely within the public right-of-way. This
bill is currently sitting in the Transportation Committee.
SB 5412, and its companion HB 2041, realigns goals and objectives
of certain transportation agencies and includes a section on
“complete streets.”
There are also
several cell-phone related bills this session which are supported by
the BAW in the interest of reducing distracted driving – HB 1868,
1214, 1153 and SB 5037.
Seattle
Bike Expo
March 10 -
11
The Group Health Seattle
International Bicycle Expo at Warren G. Magnuson Park in Seattle
will kick off in grand style with over 150 exhibitors displaying
everything from bicycles and gear, travel, health and fitness
information, and photography. Attendees will also find out about
most of the Northwest’s key bicycling rides for 2007.
Also scheduled are presentations on
triathlon, travel and bicycling books. At press time, presenters had
not been announced.
Show hours are 9 a.m. to 7 p.m.
Saturday, and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Sunday. For more information, visit
www.Cascade.org/expo
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