Thursday night I went down to CycleLife in Georgetown for a yieldtolife fundraiser. Dave Zabriskie, pro cyclist, recent Tour of Missouri winner, and goofball extraordinaire, was there to talk a little bit about the foundation he started. Not the most exciting chat (he was in kind of a quiet mood, I guess) but I definitely support educating drivers, cyclists, and kids on how to be safe on the roads. Nobody likes getting hassled by cars.
Dave seemed to focus primarily on trying to educate drivers, and make them envision a cyclist as “life”. He mentioned that when a driver sees a ball rolling across the road, they instinctively slow down, because they assume a kid could follow. DZ and his wife Randi want to get drivers to elicit the same response for cyclists.
On top of drivers being a little smarter, I think cyclists can respect cars more. We can all be buddies on the roads. It was a fun event and I hope they keep pushing this little project of theirs.
