BIKE: [Fwd: Share the Road license plates now available!]

[Patrick Goetz]

Recently there was a brief discussion about these license plates on the 
list and I forgot to mention that the plates were actually designed and 
are being promoted by the TBC.  More significantly, *Twenty-two dollars* 
from every plate sale will go into an account dedicated by TxDOT to 
funding bicyclist and motorist safety programs.  I find Lance just as 
annoying as anyone else does who's not a spineless jellyfish or 
Republican toady, but these plates do appear to be for a good cause.


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Subject: 	Share the Road license plates now available!
Date: 	Fri, 9 Apr 2004 15:38:58 -0500
From: 	Lauri Apple <apple>
To: 	<apple>



(Apologies for duplicates … please forward widely!)


Dear Texas Bicycle Coalition Supporter,



The Texas Bicycle Coalition is proud to announce that our *Share the
Road* license plates are now available for purchase! Our winning plate
depicts the image of five-time Tour de France champion *Lance
Armstrong*, who will compete for his sixth Tour victory this summer.
Lance is the *first living person in Texas history to be honored on a
license plate*.



To buy your plate, just download and print our form at:



http://www.biketexas.org/pdf/Plate%20Order%20Form%20Color%20Web.jpg



Or, you can use the Texas Dept. of Transportation’s *fax-on-demand*
system at 888-232-7033, or buy one at your local county tax
assessor-collectors’ office. You’ll receive notification two weeks
before your new plate is ready for pick-up at your local county tax
assessor-collector’s office. TxDOT will charge a $30 extra specialty
plate fee that must be paid annually in addition to vehicle registration
and other applicable fees. (TxDOT will honor the time remaining on your
current plate, if it hasn’t yet expired.) *Twenty-two dollars* from
every plate sale will go into an account dedicated by TxDOT to funding
bicyclist and motorist safety programs.



The Share the Road license plate became possible thanks to a bill passed
by the Texas Legislature during the final hours of the 2003 session. TBC
subsequently held a design competition that drew 30 entries from five
Texas graphic designers, all of whom were bicyclists. After whittling
down the choices to six designs, TBC went to the public, posting “Vote
with Your Dollar” ballot boxes in bicycle shops and at events. The Lance
design (by *GTO Advertising* of San Antonio) won by an overwhelming
majority.



Please let me know if you decide to purchase a plate. And if you haven’t
already joined or renewed your *membership* to the Texas Bicycle
Coalition, please do so today! You can find information about our
advocacy, education programs, and activities on our Web site,
www.biketexas.org <http://www.biketexas.org/>.



Happy bicycling,



Lauri Apple

Communications Director