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eileenstx

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Registered: 2010-09-30

Posts: 13

5th Annual Chat with the Chief Thursday, March 21st 6:00pm

Social Ride & Safety Discussion
with APD Chief Art Acevedo

Thursday March 21st 
6:00 pm to 9:00 pm

Schedule:
6:00 - 7:00 pm Social Ride with the Chief
7:00 - 7:30 pm Drinks and snacks
7:30 - 9:00 pm Panel Discussion

Host:
Bicycle Sport Shop
517 South Lamar
(South Lamar Blvd & Barton Springs Rd)

Austin Cycling Association and Please Be Kind to Cyclists are pleased to invite you to our 5th annual Chat with the Chief. As a community, cyclists are concerned about the increased number of traffic fatalities, and recent, high-profile cases raise questions about how the legal process functions.

Therefore, we are assembling a panel of experts who can speak to issues related to traffic violations. The goal is to develop an understanding of the process and to define methods to improve the process, for everyone from the officer writing the citation, through to the prosecuting attorney, to the cyclists themselves.

We will meet Thursday, March 21st at 6 pm at Bicycle Sport Shop for a short social ride. After the ride, we will have an opportunity to socialize and enjoy complimentary refreshments, and then we will begin the Panel Discussion.

Panelists include:
APD Chief Art Acevedo
APD Lt Reyes
Municipal Court Judge Mitch Solomon
Chief Prosecutor Bianca Bentzin
Attorney Brad Houston

This year's format is different in that we aren't collecting questions ahead of time but will be focusing on understanding the legal process. We are looking for the leverage points in the system and actionable initiatives to improve safety and outcomes.

AusTexMurf

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From: South Austin

Registered: 2008-11-21

Posts: 439

Re: 5th Annual Chat with the Chief Thursday, March 21st 6:00pm

Right on, thanks for posting. I plan to attend with as much of my family as able. Will try to get the word out to other folks not on this forum.
Particularly relevant after the Nestande verdict and the legislator on Congress Bridge last week.

bizikletari

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Registered: 2009-03-18

Posts: 223

Re: 5th Annual Chat with the Chief Thursday, March 21st 6:00pm

This morning --03/23/2013-- I was told that Chief Acevedo mentioned a website which mantains a database of  cyclists accidents in Austin.
Since I have been unable to find it, could any of the people who went to the event share the URL with us.
Please?

Last edited by bizikletari (2013-03-23 20:54:47)