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Volume One Hundred Fifty-seven, Issue Number 43
May 1, 2024
May Is Bicycle Safety Month!
Craig Salisbury was chosen as the PC R-I Elementary Community Winner of the month. Salisbury is pictured with Josie T. who nominated him for his outstanding attitude, kindness, compassion and for always being an exemplary role model at school. Congratulations! Photo credit: Haley Watt
Warmer weather encourages people to be more active outdoors. In the coming weeks, more and more bicycles will be sharing the road with motorists. May is Bicycle Safety Month, and the Missouri State Highway Patrol encourages motorists and bicyclists to stay alert and be courteous. Preliminary statistics for 2023 indicate eight people were killed and 438 injured in 522 traffic crashes involving a bicycle. Please know the law regarding oper-
ating a bicycle and be a safe rider. Did you know? · A bicyclist is required to ride as near the right side of the roadway as is safe, exercising due care when passing a standing vehicle or one proceeding in the same direction; except when making a left turn, when the lane is too narrow to share with another vehicle, or when on a oneway street. · Bicyclists may ride abreast when not impeding other vehicles.
· Bicyclists must also obey all traffic signals and signs, the same as required of drivers of other vehicles. Use hand signals to let others know you will turn left, right, or stop. · A bicycle must be equipped with a brake or brakes that will enable its driver to stop the bicycle within 25 feet from a speed of 10 miles per hour on dry, level, clean pavement. · Bicycle riders, when riding on a street or highway, are granted all the
Rotarians Attend State Convention
Deitch Live at the Bixler 108 Listening Room on Friday, May 3
Members of the Unionville Rotary Club attending the state Rotary Convention held at Margaritaville at the Lake of the Ozarks were left Craig Comstock;second from right Ron Kinzler; and right Mary Comstock. They are shown with Scott Collins, Buckner International. Buckner International is the conduit Rotary District 6040 uses to distribute shoes for the “Shoes For Orphans Souls®” project. Missouri Rotary Clubs collected more than 43,000 pairs of new shoes, over 14,000 pairs Robert Deitch will be live at Bixler 108 on Fri- of socks and more than $56,000 for vulnerable children served by Buckday, May 3, at 7 PM. [see article p. 3} ner Shoes for Orphan Souls®.
rights and are subject to all the traffic regulations applicable to drivers of motor vehicles, except those that by their very nature do not apply. It is important that bicyclists understand local ordinances regarding riding a bicycle. For instance, in some municipalities, riding a bicycle on the sidewalk in a business district is prohibited. When riding a bicycle after dark, the bicycles must have the following: · A white light mounted to the front of the bicycle or carried by the rider which is visible at 500 feet. · A rear-facing red reflector of at least two square inches or a red lamp which is visible at 600 feet. · Reflective material and/or lights visible from the front and rear on any moving part of the bicycle’s pedals or crank arms, or the bicyclist’s shoes or lower legs, which can be seen at 200 feet. · Reflective material and/or lights on each side of the bicycle or bicyclist visible at 300 feet. Penalties for violations of this law range from not less than $5 to not more than $25 for people 17 years of age or older. For those under 17, a provision allows an officer witnessing a violation to impound the bicycle for a period not to exceed five days. When riding your bi-
Bicycles ... Cont. to pg. 3