Biking to Savannah
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Leader's Choice
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Easy Eastern
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Celebration of Spring
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Indian Head 100
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Bike to Work day
Friday, May 16
Washington Area
Bicyclist Association and Commuter Connections invite you
to try bicycling to work as an alternative to solo driving.
Help the Washington region become a better place to ride.
Bike to Work Day is a FREE event and open to
all area commuters! Pre-Register by May 9 for Free T-Shirt and
Bike Raffle! T-Shirts available at pit stops to first 7,000
who register. Free food, beverages and giveaways available at
pit stop location throughout the Washington area.
Visit WABA web site for specific pit stop locations and times.
Register by May 9.
Charles County’s 7th Annual Heritage Bike Ride
Saturday, May 17
Routes of 100k, 50k, or 25k from the Nanjemoy Community Center. Sponsored by the Charles County Department of Community Services & the Nanjemoy Community Center. Resident Fee: $25; Non-Resident: $27; Day of Registration: Add $5. Preregistration Deadline: May 9 (T-shirts are guaranteed for all who register by May 9.) Download a ride flier and registration form.
Patuxent River Rural Legacy Ride
Saturday, June 7
Routes of 24, 46, or 62 miles from the Merkle Wildlife Sanctuary, Croom, MD. Rest stops at Mt Calvert, an 18th century manor house, at a beach-park where Magruder’s Ferry once crossed the Patuxent, and at Eagle Harbor in a shady yard overlooking the river. Oxon Hill Bicycle and Trail Club's annual ride to showcase Prince George’s County’s Patuxent River Rural Legacy Area, where farms, wetlands, and woods are being protected from development with Maryland’s Rural Legacy Program. $15 pre-registration or $20 on day of the ride includes after-ride picnic. Proceeds benefit Merkle Wildlife Sanctuary. More information at http://ohbike.org/events/rural_legacy_eflyer.html.
Maryland Legislation to Benefit Cyclists
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House Bill 143 would have required motorists to give a cyclist at least three feet when passing and to yield to cyclists in a bike lane. The bill FAILED, but did result in the State Highway Administration agreeing to create a public information campaign centered on educating motorists and cyclists on the need for giving 3 feet while passing on the road. |
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Senate Bill 492 PASSED and changes the law that prohibits bicycles on all toll facilities. This will ease the restriction so that bicycles and pedestrians can be allowed on new bridges and existing bridges with improvements to accommodate cyclists and pedestrians. This clears the way for MdTA to consider bike-ped accommodation on a new bridge being planned to replace the Governor Nice Bridge on US 301 between Southern Maryland and Virginia. MANY THANKS to everyone who asked their
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May 2008 Newsletter
The May 2008 issue of the "Spoke-n-Word" is online
at
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ohbike/files/Newsletters/200805.pdf.
You must be a member of the OHBIKE Yahoo group to download
the newsletter. If you are not yet a member of the ohbike
Yahoo group, it is free and easy to join, but you must first
be a member of the Oxon Hill Bicycle and Trail Club.
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For members only of the Oxon Hill Bicycle and Trail Club. Please include your name in the "Comments to List Owner." When you join you will have the option of just subscribing to the mailing list or joining the ohbike Yahoo group with access to all the group's Web tools such as Message Archives, Polls, Files and Photos. The ohbike Yahoo group is for club-related communication between members of OHBTC. Newsletters are archived in a group folder at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ohbike/files/Newsletters. After you join the group, you can send e-mail to the list at ohbike@yahoogroups.com.
Google Calendar for OHBTC Rides
A Google calendar showing bicycle rides of the Oxon Hill Bicycle and Trail Club has been added to the web site. There are many advantages to using a Google calendar for club rides. You can view the schedule in several formats. You can add events or the calendar to your personal Google calendar if you have a Google account. Getting a Google account is as easy as entering your e-mail address and a password; go to http://calendar.google.com.
This Google calendar for OHBTC bike rides is a "trial." The web site and newsletter will continue to have a listing of rides on the monthly Ride Schedule.
View the OHBTC Ride Calendar at www.ohbike/rides