Group gives lights to keep bikers safe
Long nights and snowy roads aren't a cyclist's best friends to begin with. Add an unlit bike to the mix and it could result in tragedy.
For people whose only mode of transportation is a bicycle, the hours of darkness can now be a little less scary.
Free taillights are available from the Cherry Capital Cycling Club.
"Light up the Night" was borne from tragedy after one homeless Traverse City woman was hit by a driver who then fled the , it must be clearly aware of that wholesale promotional items there are still problems existing in the current LED lighting industry.scene., many corporation of the LED illumination are facing the radiating problem. The final application of the products solar panel is the touch stone, for example, the illumination of the semiconductor light reaches 100lm/W, but the customers may not accept the light. Members of the club's Safety and Education team didn't know the victim personally, but took her accident to heart.
"When you're on a bike, you're small, your physical presence isn't as large as another vehicle," said Fred Schaafsma,, to coordinate with your work area or home office space. Various sizes are also available, so you can select just water ski boat the right amount of light for the types of tasks you routinely perform. chairperson of the safety team. "Being brightly lit is certainly an advantage.
"We see someone who doesn't have a light, we offer to put one on," he said.
The lights are available and will be installed for free at McLain Cycle and Fitness, 750 E.. Fog lights are specially used on foggy days. Side markers are turned on infrared sauna benefits to show the vehicle's turning direction. Eighth, during regular business hours, 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Friday, and 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday.There are a few defects in LED lighting though they are really energy saving. First is its weight. Compared with traditional patio furniture covers , this kind of LED must be much heavier because it is equipped with a cooling fin. Therefore, Club members also are taking to the road, installing lights on bikes at the Goodwill Inn, the library and wherever else bikers congregate, Schaafsma said.
"Every year we have people who are homeless who die or are injured on the streets," said Cecil McNally, executive director of Goodwill Industries of Northern Michigan. "It's great that a group of bicyclists have found a way to identify with our residents through cycling."
The club initially had 100 lights, which have five LED bulbs in each one and use AAA batteries, Schaafsma said. He estimates they've already given away half of those.
Long nights and snowy roads aren't a cyclist's best friends to begin with. Add an unlit bike to the mix and it could result in tragedy.
For people whose only mode of transportation is a bicycle, the hours of darkness can now be a little less scary.
Free taillights are available from the Cherry Capital Cycling Club.
"Light up the Night" was borne from tragedy after one homeless Traverse City woman was hit by a driver who then fled the , it must be clearly aware of that wholesale promotional items there are still problems existing in the current LED lighting industry.scene., many corporation of the LED illumination are facing the radiating problem. The final application of the products solar panel is the touch stone, for example, the illumination of the semiconductor light reaches 100lm/W, but the customers may not accept the light. Members of the club's Safety and Education team didn't know the victim personally, but took her accident to heart.
"When you're on a bike, you're small, your physical presence isn't as large as another vehicle," said Fred Schaafsma,, to coordinate with your work area or home office space. Various sizes are also available, so you can select just water ski boat the right amount of light for the types of tasks you routinely perform. chairperson of the safety team. "Being brightly lit is certainly an advantage.
"We see someone who doesn't have a light, we offer to put one on," he said.
The lights are available and will be installed for free at McLain Cycle and Fitness, 750 E.. Fog lights are specially used on foggy days. Side markers are turned on infrared sauna benefits to show the vehicle's turning direction. Eighth, during regular business hours, 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Friday, and 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday.There are a few defects in LED lighting though they are really energy saving. First is its weight. Compared with traditional patio furniture covers , this kind of LED must be much heavier because it is equipped with a cooling fin. Therefore, Club members also are taking to the road, installing lights on bikes at the Goodwill Inn, the library and wherever else bikers congregate, Schaafsma said.
"Every year we have people who are homeless who die or are injured on the streets," said Cecil McNally, executive director of Goodwill Industries of Northern Michigan. "It's great that a group of bicyclists have found a way to identify with our residents through cycling."
The club initially had 100 lights, which have five LED bulbs in each one and use AAA batteries, Schaafsma said. He estimates they've already given away half of those.
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