Our Service Projects:
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Bike to work to City Hall with Tampa Mayor Pam Iorio on October 6,
and lobby for a City improvement policy for bicycling. Completed
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Ask Hillsborough County engineers to improve the crossing at Bruce
B. Downs Blvd. and access along University Square Drive for the classes held at
University Mall theaters.In Process
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Helmet and Bicycle
Light Distribution Program: Provide a $50 helmet rebate or $15 for bicycle
lights to every USF student, staff or faculty registering their bicycle with the
University Police. In Process
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Lobby for bicycle lanes on 46th Street from Fletcher to Skipper
Aveunue. In Process
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Hold a Bicycle Safety Check Day on the USF Tampa Campus. In Process
The USF Bicycle Club: Helmet and Bicycle Light Distribution
Program
Chris Hagelin
CUTR Research Associate
USF Bicycle Club Faculty
Advisor
The University of
South Florida ’s Bicycle Club ( www.ctr.usf.edu/bikes) has recently
launched a helmet and light distribution program with the cooperation of the USF
Police Department, and three area bicycle shops, the University Bicycle Center , Temple Terrace Schwinn, and Joe
Haskin’s Bicycle Shop. The goal of the
project is to distribute bicycle lights and helmet vouchers to USF students,
faculty and staff who bicycle to and from or around campus.
The program entails the purchase and distribution of 150 sets
of bicycle lights, both front and rear light with batteries. The lights will be distributed primarily by
USF police officers to any USF student, faculty, or staff seen riding without
lights after dark. In the State of
Florida ,
bicyclists are required to have front and rear lights when riding between dusk
and dawn. When an officer stops a USF
student, staff person or faculty member riding without lights at night, they
will issue a warning citation. The
person can then take their copy of the warning citation to the USF Police
Department offices to receive their free set of bicycle lights.
In regard to bicycle helmet distribution, $50 vouchers will
be distributed by University Police officers to students, faculty, or staff who
register their bicycles in the Bicycle Anti-Theft (BAT) program or are stopped
for a bicycle traffic violation. Recipients can then redeem the voucher at one
of the three participating bicycle stores.
The voucher will be worth up to $50 towards the purchase of a
helmet. The reason behind this approach
is that club members believe that a bicyclist will be more likely to wear a
helmet that they pick out themselves rather than one that is given to them. The approach also allows a bicyclist to
purchase higher cost helmets. For
example, a recipient could purchase a $75 helmet for just $25 with the $50
voucher. The Club plans to issue 150
vouchers for the first phase of the project.
If you have any questions about this program or would like to
join the USF Bike Club, please contact Chris Hagelin, Faculty Advisor to the USF
Bike Club at 974-2977 or hagelin@cutr.usf.edu or Bike Club
President Quentin McAfee at qmcafee@hsc.usf.edu
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