June 2008
Bikes are harder to see than motorcycles, which according to the NC DMV website have their headlights on all the time because the headlight comes on automatically when the engine is running. Bikes are much harder to see than cars, which have lights on at night, unlike most bikes I see. (Since most bikes I see at night don’t have lights I didn’t even know it was a law for bikers to use lights at night until someone on this site told me recently.) And the consequences of not seeing a bike are much more severe. Considering all that, and since bikers are both allowed and encouraged to use the same roads as cars and motorcycles, why aren’t bikes required to use lights at all times?
At present two bills related to University airport(s) are proposed in the N.C. General Assembly. One is Apodaca's S1962, which has been discussed at some length on OP, designed to prevent the University from building hangars for AHEC planes at RDU and keep HWA open until another airport is built.
The other, about which I'd heard somewhat less, is H2725, sponsored by Yongue, Insko, Glazier (Primary); Bordsen and Faison -- short title: "UNC Operating/Capital Funds/Airport Auth" -- giving UNC board of governors the power to create and maintain state-level airport authorities.
It's a lengthy, typically intricate bill covering a wide range of requirements, needs, and eventualities (including the right to sue and be sued), as well as the construction of authority commissions (the likely membership of which we can certainly speculate about, given the recent history of lobbyist/advocate presence on committees and commissions related to HWA).
Date:
Friday, July 4, 2008 - 5:30am to 11:00am
Date:
Friday, July 4, 2008 - 2:30pm to 5:30pm
Personal Safety: Don't Be an Easy Target for Crime
The Town of Chapel Hill will present "Personal Safety: Don't Be an Easy
Target for Crime," a workshop to teach general safety awareness and
crime prevention tips. Led by Chapel Hill Police Officer Charles Pardo.
The event is free, but pre-registration is required. Reserve your space online at
https://webtrac.townofchapelhill.org/ by Wednesday, July 30. For more information, call (919) 968-2784.
Date:
Monday, August 4, 2008 - 2:30pm
Location:
Chapel Hill Community Center 120 South Estes Drive
Holden Thorp starts his new job tomorrow. I'm feeling very encouraged about his potential to establish a more collaborative relationship between the University and our local governments. I hope he will remember that neither can thrive without the other.
What advice do you have for him?
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