Bike Utah Valley

Utah is a great place to ride a bike.  Unfortunately, many of our fellow citizens tend to be a bit selfish and don’t like to share.  I am of course referring to the roads.  What many of them don’t realize is that the roads only 100 years ago were not for cars but were for people.  It was lobbying by the auto manufacturers, rubber companies, and oil companies, oh, and a guy named Eisenhower, that made cars the dominant force on the roads in this country.  Admittedly, cars give a great deal of flexibility to go here or there on a whim.  They are also very dangerous.  Look at how many people are killed or maimed in car accidents every year.  Bicycling is far safer.  So on to sharing.  As you may know, efforts are underway to educate the public about sharing the road with bicycles.  I am a big supporter of this as everyone who rides a bike as their means of transportation should be.  As part of this effort, the Utah Bicycle Coalition is raising funds to have a share the road license plate produced here in Utah.  We have a legislative sponsor in place, now we just need the start up capitol.  If you are inclined to help, and I sure hope you are, please go to the UBC website and donate.  All of your donation will go towards the license plate, and since the UBC is a non-profit organization with the fancy federal designation, your donation should be tax deductible.  Of course you will need to talk with your tax advisor about that for specifics.  So, donate and help encourage our fellow citizens to share what was once the domain of everyone.  The Road.