this morning's petition ride was successful.  we got roadies, commuters and runners to sign pretty easily.  i'll let harry fill in the details.

Tomorrow's SIG isn't rained out (Saturday, 3/19 - -YAY) so I'm unable to use this spot at a neat sports clinic Free bkfst and refreshments, plus the first 100 get goodie bags.

Any female care to go in my stead?

INFO: Maximizing Cycling Performance: A Symposium for Coaches and Athletes
3/19/2011 8:00 AM - 1:00 PM
Loeb Auditorium at the Hospital for Joint Diseases - 301 East 17th Street, New York, NY 10003
A free Cycling Performance Symposium for athletes, at all levels and coaches to discuss the state of the sport, coaching and physiology. Followed by Q&A.

http://www.nycc.org/ride-detail/50428

Weather will be great and there are better things to spend $260 on then funding the New York City budget shortfall. Meet at Eleanor Roosevelt statue at 72nd Street and Riverside Drive.

Henry Hudson Drive to Alpine then 9W onward to Piermont. Short coffee stop , then back via 9W. A20 out and A21 back.

Clip in and roll out at 7am sharp. Bring supplies for self sufficiency. RSVP's appreciated.

NiteRider Road Rat 1.0 lighting system

Good working order. Cash and carry. Pick up in Chelsea.

http://www.niterider.com/prod_roadrat.shtml

The “Flashing Yellow Light” bill of City Council Members Rodriguez and Gentile will be submitted at the next City Council meeting this coming Wednesday, March 23.

The steps of City Hall have been reserved for a Press Conference at 1:00pm (sharp).

The bill's sponsors have asked us to be there in the largest numbers we can possibly muster. 

If you at all can, your presence will be valuable. 

Arrive at 12:45pm on Wednesday so the conference can begin at 1:00 pm.

The council meeting itself begins at 1:30....so it'll be short.
 

Our friends from the press will no doubt be there....NY Post, NY Times, the blogosphere. 

Waiting at TOG at 6 this morning, a fast group sped by on the park road, maybe about 10 cyclists, couldn't tell which team. When my group was riding around the turn heading north, a police van was parked perpendicular to the road, flashing lights, and it appeared that all of the cyclsits in that fast group had been stopped and were being asked for IDs. Does anyone know what happened there? As a counterpoint, a police car was stopped at a light on the next loop, and the policeman told everyone to go through the red lights, he didn't care if anyone went through red lights when there was no traffic in the park. One of the riders with me pointed out that he was a transit cop, which is different than a regular NYC cop. Just a heads up.

Awesome!

From this week's RoadBikeRider:

"In the Netherlands the principle of "Strict Liability" is legally enforced. In insurance claims, strict liability apportions blame to a vehicle operator, not the victim of a collision. So, a driver who rams a cyclist is automatically deemed to be at fault unless the driver can prove the cyclist was negligent. And a cyclist who rams a pedestrian is automatically deemed to be at fault unless the cyclist can prove the pedestrian was negligent.

The expectation is that drivers should be aware that they are in control of vehicles that can kill, and to therefore behave responsibly and appropriately for the driving conditions at the time.

Scott Stringer Responds to DOT re: Central Park Cycling 03.16.11

http://www.scribd.com/doc/50898327/Scott-Stringer-Responds-to-DOT-re-Cen...