FloridaBicycleLaw.com in the news with Tampa Chief of Police and Mayor Bob Buckhorn.
Weird how it is. You see an idea and follow up on it.
I was driving in a suburb patrolled by a Tampa Police Department cruiser. the the back I saw this:
So, I called up Alan Snel of Southwest Bicycle United Dealers (SWFBUD) and said: "Hey, what are those doing on the cruiser?" He explained that about 50 of the 400 cruisers Tmpa Police Department had these stickers on them. I said: "How do we get the rest of them covered with stickers?" He said he is good friends with the Chief, Jane Castor, and that he'd ask her. Well, he asked and Chief Castor was glad to get a donation of money for the more of the cruisers to get the stickers on them. So FloridaBicycleLaw.com and SWFBUD had a ceremony (complete with BIG check) with Chief Castor and Mayor Bob Buckhorn to donate money for the stickers for more stickers on the back of police cruisers.
It got written up: http://seminoleheights.patch.com/articles/tampa-resident-donates-2-000-to-make-roads-safer-for-bicyclists?ncid=newsltuspatc00000001#youtube_video-9740152
NOW, think of the message the local motorists are getting from the back of these cruisers. Think of the message the police officers are getting from the back of these cruisers as they sit in the garage. Think of the general public's message. Wait....... Think of the message to all the delegates from all over the United States at the Republican National Convention when they see the message on Tampa Police cruisers! Maybe other cities and town leaders will get the message too: bicycle riders have rights!
Now think, if it's going to stop the killing of our fellow cyclists, pretty cheap donation, huh?
Here's the official video from the Tampa Police Department: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rKViBcip-T4
Weird how it is. You see an idea and follow up on it.
I was driving in a suburb patrolled by a Tampa Police Department cruiser. the the back I saw this:
So, I called up Alan Snel of Southwest Bicycle United Dealers (SWFBUD) and said: "Hey, what are those doing on the cruiser?" He explained that about 50 of the 400 cruisers Tmpa Police Department had these stickers on them. I said: "How do we get the rest of them covered with stickers?" He said he is good friends with the Chief, Jane Castor, and that he'd ask her. Well, he asked and Chief Castor was glad to get a donation of money for the more of the cruisers to get the stickers on them. So FloridaBicycleLaw.com and SWFBUD had a ceremony (complete with BIG check) with Chief Castor and Mayor Bob Buckhorn to donate money for the stickers for more stickers on the back of police cruisers.
It got written up: http://seminoleheights.patch.com/articles/tampa-resident-donates-2-000-to-make-roads-safer-for-bicyclists?ncid=newsltuspatc00000001#youtube_video-9740152
NOW, think of the message the local motorists are getting from the back of these cruisers. Think of the message the police officers are getting from the back of these cruisers as they sit in the garage. Think of the general public's message. Wait....... Think of the message to all the delegates from all over the United States at the Republican National Convention when they see the message on Tampa Police cruisers! Maybe other cities and town leaders will get the message too: bicycle riders have rights!
Now think, if it's going to stop the killing of our fellow cyclists, pretty cheap donation, huh?
Here's the official video from the Tampa Police Department: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rKViBcip-T4
