Callie Long hit bicyclist Brett Walrath with her Lexus in 2003 and left him for dead. She was caught, tried, and convicted, but given only five years of probation. She paid no fine, and as long as she doesn’t violate her probation, will face no jail time. Adding insult to injury, the newspaper article about the slap on the wrist shows an ad for a car right smack dab in the middle. (Lubbock Online on the conviction, and on the sentence)

The Austin Cycling Association, Yellow Bike Project and League of Bicycling Voters will host an Austin City Council Candidate Forum on the evening of April 7 at the LCRA Board Room, 3700 Lake Austin Blvd., 78703 (time to be announced). The City Council election for places 1, 3 and 4 will be held on Saturday, May 10 … during Bike Month.

This is our chance to show council candidates that bicycle issues will play a critical role in Austin’s future. And the best way to demonstrate our significance is to show up in mass! Stay tuned for more info, including results from the LOBV candidate survey at http://www.lobv.org. Here’s the list of candidates who have announced intentions to run, although we won’t have definite candidates until the March 10 filing deadline.

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