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Police Give Out Hundreds Of Free Helmets And Lights
Written by Boston Biker on May 14Awesome!
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Police officials from BU, Boston, and Brookline are teaming up this week to give away hundreds of free helmets to cyclists riding in the Commonwealth Avenue area, to prevent accidents and spread awareness about biking safety.
Boston University Sgt. Larry Cuzzi said Monday afternoon that police officers had handed out nearly 75 helmets that morning. He estimated that they would donate hundreds by Wednesday evening, when the giveaway ends.
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These sort of events are just as important as the ticket stings, and I hope they do this more often.
I have been stuck in so much bike traffic lately get your helmets and lights and join us!
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Florida Police Training Video
Written by Boston Biker on Feb 12Not bad really, some of the laws are different there (for instance you don’t need to ride in the bike lanes if there is one here), but the message is good. I wish there was something like this for our police force.
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BU Police Remind Cyclists They Need To Follow The Rules
Written by Boston Biker on Oct 01Cue the gnashing of teeth, in five four three two…
Over the three days BUPD officers were stationed along Comm Ave, they stopped a total of 152 cyclists and gave 10 of them a $20 citation. About half of the offenders were members of the BU community, and some were stopped more than once. On Wednesday morning, three of the five people given tickets had been pulled over on Monday.
The safety campaign will continue this week and any cyclist stopped for a violation will receive a citation.
Personally I don’t see anything wrong with this, they do targeted car enforcement all the time. The fact is you have to follow the rules, get over it.
Thats how I feel, leave your thoughts in the comments.
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Concerned About Crime On Southwest Corridor?
Written by Boston Biker on Nov 29Got this in the email, I here every once in a while of a mugging on the south west corridor, this might be a good time to let your concerns be heard about this. Thanks for the heads up Ren.
Make your voice heard this Wednesday, December 1, 7:00 PM at the Boston Police Headquarters at 1 Schroeder Plaza on the corner of Ruggles and Tremont Streets, near Roxbury Crossing. Discuss public safety with police from the State, MBTA, and the three Boston Districts and find solutions.
This is the regular monthly meeting of the PMAC (Parkland Management Advisory Council). http://www.swcpc.org/pmac.htm
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Portland Police Safety Video
Written by Boston Biker on Oct 07First Chicago, and now Portland, ummm Boston we need one of these…
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- 5th Annual Boston Bike Update 2013 Recap May 23, 2013TweetGreg Hum plays drums on his bike, organizes the annual Midnight Marathon Bike Ride, and rides bikes after eating too much. He shares stories and more on his personal blog, The Humble Cyclist. Tweet at him, bro: @thehum. ____________________________________________________________________ Last year, I live-blogged the … Continue reading → […]greg
- 5th Annual Boston Bike Update 2013 Recap May 23, 2013TweetGreg Hum plays drums on his bike, organizes the annual Midnight Marathon Bike Ride, and rides bikes after eating too much. He shares stories and more on his personal blog, The Humble Cyclist. Tweet at him, bro: @thehum. ____________________________________________________________________ Last year, I live-blogged the … Continue reading → […]greg
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