Hit During Bicycle Awareness Week
Oct 9th, 2007 by Nick
Well, not really. I just wanted a headline that would grab some attention…did it work?
Apparently this week is bicycle awareness week at USC. I find this weird. I have never heard of having one of these my previous two years going to this school, and as one of about 10 people that actually ride bicycles for means other than transportation at the University I find it hard to believe that I was out of the loop on this. They even ran an article in the Gamecock newspaper. I find it amusing that they even have one of these “awareness weeks”. Never has there been any awareness for riders. There is one street on campus with bicycle lanes and it is about a third of a mile long, and the only reason they did that was probably because the street was being repaved for irrigation problems and they had to widen the street anyway. I also chuckle that they decided to make it this week which is our Fall Break, so instead of having the full 5 days to devote to this event, we only have 3 days. In the Gamecock that was given out monday, it said the main event for “Bike Week” will be the breakfast ride around campus on tuesday. However, no time is listed, nor is there a meeting place. They give a map with the route but no start/stop. So, I guess cyclists are just supposed to get up early and ride the route until they see someone who looks like they are in charge? Is the breakfast free? How long is it? Do we eat while we ride? What if I want cereal? Do I try to eat that on the bike?
Im glad they are taking steps to making Columbia and USC more bicycle friendly, but maybe they should do a better job of getting the word out next time. And try to schedule it during a real week, they will probably put it on exam week next year, when everyone is studying in the library…