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Our urgent needs right now are for adult road bikes, bike locks, and bike lights.

the shop will be open this sunday although i know a few folks will be out of town. read on for:

info on the new bill that would help cyclists involved in accidents with cars and how to show support for that
transportation survey
info on weekly monday night rides
two upcoming discussions/lectures on climate change

1) NC State Senator Ellie Kinnaird (Orange & Person Counties) has introduced a bill (S297) to "require the report of an accident involving a motor vehicle and a bicycle where the total property damage exceeds five hundred dollars." The current statute (G.S. 20-4.01(33b)) defines a reportable crash as one either resulting in injury or $1000 in property damage. The new bill would reduce this to $ 500 where a bicycle is involved. That will force the police to get involved in lots more bike-car accidents. A police report putting fault for the accident on the motorist would make it easier when seeking insurance coverage.

The bill's cosponsor's in the Senate include Bob Atwater (Chatham, Durham and Lee counties), Janet Cowell (Wake County) and Joe Sam Queen (western NC). Please contact them to express your appreciation and support. If you're not in their districts, contact your state senator to express your support for S297. Also contact your NC State Congressional Representative to request their sponsorship and support in the NC House.

The bill is currently being review by the Senate Civil Judiciary Committee, chaired by Martin Nesbitt <martinn@ncleg.net>. Senators Kinnaird and Cowell are on that committee.

2) Yeah, I know you've filled out transportation surveys before, but this one is REALLY short and gives you an opportunity to support larger bike racks and bike lockers as well as biodiesel and even a free-form fill-in whatever you want box. Survey

3) The Monday Night Bike Ride starts up again Monday March 12. We will leave at 6:00 pm. Try to get there around 5:30 pm. We still leave from in front of the old Bike Shop, even though it is not there.

Parking is a little hard to find. I usually park on the opposite side of Glenwood Avenue from the Bike Shop, down past Cody's restaurant.

4) two upcoming discussions on climate change: http://www.naturalsciences.org/calendar/events.html:

> Public Forum: Climate Change in North Carolina
> Wednesday, MARCH 14, 4:30 PM
> Global Warming! Those two words usually get a reaction out of most
> people for various reasons. But, there are a lot of misconceptions
> when it comes to climate change, and scientists are still wrestling
> with the complexity of this topic. Learn about the latest findings
> during this panel discussion moderated by Betsy Bennett, director of
> the NC Museum of Natural Sciences.
>
> The discussion will feature local and international authorities on
> climate change, including:
>
>       * Waleed Abdalati, Head of the Cryospheric Sciences Branch for
>         NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center
>       * David Easterling, Chief of the Scientific Services Division at
>         the National Climatic Data Center in Asheville
>       * Fred Semazzi, Professor of Marine, Earth and Atmospheric
>         Sciences at NC State University
>       * Stephen Culver, Professor and Chairperson for the Department
>         of Geology at East Carolina University
>
> Abdalati also will be presenting the Millennium Seminar on Global
> Warming at 2 p.m. in the Stewart Theatre at NC State University. Mary
> P. Easley, first lady of North Carolina and a senior lecturer at NC
> State, coordinates the Millennium Seminars series. The seminars are
> designed to engage, encourage and inspire students to reach beyond
> borders and think more globally about what they have learned, and what
> their role will be as they move into the workforce.
>
> Both events are free and open to the public, but seating is limited.
> For more information, please visit www.ncsu.edu/millenniumseminars.

Dr. Ralph Cicerone
President, National Academy of Sciences
"How Humans Cause Global Climate

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