Memorial ride for Frankie Bentley

My new friend Katherine, whom I met at the Tampa Bay Bike Co-op meeting last night, is organizing a memorial ride for her close friend Frankie who we all know was struck and killed by a car a few weeks ago.

Ride for Awareness!!

• Friday, December 5 at 3:30pm (leave around 4)
• Meet at the Marshall Center Loop at USF Tampa
• Group ride surrounding campus for bike awareness.

I know it's early in the day, but it's best held under daylight, for obvious reasons. Hope you can make it.

Comments

[Euell]

I'm missing the awareness connection. Mr. Bentley was killed on Gandy Blvd., NW St.Petersburg, a major thoroughfare rather lacking in cycling awareness despite the Old Gandy Bridge park. It is separated from Marshall Center Loop, USF, by thirty plus miles and a psychic universe.

[Mel]

You can also participate in the Share the Road Ride which I believe now occurs in October sometime if you want to participate in a "bikes belong" awareness ride and which takes place in St. Petersburg. I do not know where the Marshall Center Loop, USF is. I would not criticize or critique them for having their memorial ride wherever it is they want to have it. I respect their choice to have it there. Unfortunately, it's too early in the day on a work day for me to be able to make it there, so I am afraid I will not be able to make it. It might be a good idea to get in touch with the local bicycle clubs to make them aware of this ride so that they can tell their members. You may get a little bit better of a turn out that way.

I still say that the area bike clubs need to unite even for one day and get their members together to meet somewhere and do a mass ride together. Call it whatever you want to call it - an awareness ride, a memorial ride or whatever.