October  2009

Club Miles for Club Members

The Frequent Rider Miles program is intended as a fun benefit of BIKES Club membership. Ride100 miles on club-sponsored rides, earn a club water bottle. Ride 500 miles, earn a club cycling cap, etc. ( The miles below are compiled from BIKES Club Rides as reported by the ride leaders)

MILEAGE AS OF September 19
 

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First name	Last Name	YTD		First name	Last Name	YTD
Rod	McDonald	3372		Jack	McClincy	72
Rick	Schranck	3140		Janell	Reich	72
Warren	Bare	2450		Jean	Will*	70
Pier	Fiorentini	2316		Graham	White	60
Wendell	Hultman	1662		Kit	Wennersten*	60
Bill	Lutterloh	1116		Gina	Kalamen*	60
Dan	Scott	886		Danna	White	60
Doug	Andrews	693		Patty	Garrett	57
Roger	Frost	641		Dave	Lawrence*	56
Debby	Grant	638		Amy	Lawrence*	56
Tim	Wise	607		Dave	McElroy*	55
Steven	Hudspeth	578		Brent	Hunter	54
Bob	Huey	563		Tony	Mace*	54
Gery	Osowiecki	534		Phu	Ngo*	54
Kathy	Riddle	534		Don	Sperlin	53
Bill	Weber	512		Stephen	Benson	50
Tom	Weber	402		Tim	Turner*	48
Pam	Hallanger	376		Matt	Burgess*	45
Bob	Nyberg	351		John	Spencer	45
Laura	Laures	348		Ron	Everett*	45
Steve	Linari	344		Claire	Tieler*	45
Kristin	Kinnamon	320		Bruce	Bullock *	43
Warren	McAndrew	302		Marc	Peterson*	42
Elaine	Scott	294		Dan	Wakefield*	42
Kristi	Knodell	293		Skyler	Dompier*	42
Keith	Gerhard	269		Cecily	Tillinghast	41
Allyson	Welsh	261		Ginger	Decker	37
Terri	Spencer	235		Doug	Grant*	37
Bob	Palm	234		Perry	Walker	35
Kay	Peterson	222		Bruce	Deitz	34
Annie	Peterson	220		Mary	Andrews	34
Laura	Elmore	220		Peter	Pisani	34
Michele	Wolski	217		Anne	Schreivogl	31
Erik	Troili	212		Al	Currier	31
Lena	Sullivan	210		David	Robb *	30
Brian	Elmore	204		Kevin	Schroeter *	30
Desiree	Troili	200		Jim	Morrison*	30
Clarence	Elstad	199		Brian	Herbert*	30
John	Carlin	196		Dale	Kaiser	30
Art	Arneson	159		Linda	Dreker*	30
Michael	Snodgrass	158		Jean	Moormeier*	30
Dick	Nicholson	148		Dan	Cornelissen	29
Dave	Crosby*	130		David	Johnson	29
Mike	Dahlstrom	122		Patty	Inghan*	29
Leslie	Strickland	118		Dale	Dahl*	29
Claudia	Huey*	115		Michell	Gilluly*	29
Andrea	Powell*	115		Rick	Pressley	29
Gustavo	Araya *	108		Nicole	McGowan*	29
Glen	Moffitt	105		Jennifer	Okeman*	29
Ronn	Larpenteur	103		John	Okeman*	29
Jan	Johnson*	97		John	Marshall	28
Marietta	Zander *	88		Sharon	Andrews	25
Jack	Boileau*	86		Calvin	Atkin*	22
Melanie	Greene	85		Colleen	Norcott	20
Ken	Ralston*	85		Keo	Overmeyer*	20
Jeannie	Grippin	79		Toni	Hawthorne*	15
Linda	Hunter	76		Dan	McDaniel*	15
Ned	Cross*	75		Debby	Kawamoto	9
Don	Ross*	75		Dale	Kaber	9

Big vs. Small

Semi-Truck vs. Car

Car vs. Bicycle

Bicycle vs. Pedestrian

In an accident, all parties involved will most likely lose something.  It could be time, property, life, or injury.  It is important to remember that the big object usually wins and will receive less injury and damage than the smaller object.

The statistics show that almost 50% of bicycle accidents are the cyclist’s fault.

Remember, not all operators of big objects are attentive or sober.  As bicycle riders we must pay extra attention to our surroundings and the laws of the road.  Please learn to ride defensively and follow the laws of the road that pertain to bicycles.

Put a bell on your bike so pedestrians and other bicyclists know you are close.  Shouting “Left, on your Left” doesn’t always work.  Pedestrians often move in the direction of your warning.

Remember the small object usually loses and we don’t want to hurt pedestrians.

Do you have a safety story to tell?  If so, send it to chinstrap@bikesclub.org. Ride Safe.

Yours Truly,

Chin Strap