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Page 6 THE BATTALION THURSDAY, MAY 7, 1981 Local/State Biggest bike problems are speeding, parking Students study complaints Se By CATHIE FEIGHL the bicycle problems brought up Battalion Reporter by a Texas A&M University trans- Speeding, congestion and illeg- portation engineering class, al parking on campus are some of Since March, students in Civil Congratulations Graduate! TJ's is now taking reserva tions for Friday, May 8, and Saturday, May 9. 9 RESTAURANT ^ AND m CLUB DDE iUIIIH iiiMiiiitiiiiiiiiiiimiiiiiiiMmmiiumtnmNiiiiiiiiiimiimiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiimiiiiiiiiimiiiiiiKiiMiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiimiiiiiiiiiiimiiniiiiiiiiiimiii XSaODDGD iiiimimiiimiiiimimiiimiL* a University Book Stores NORTHGATE 409 UNIVERSITY DR. 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Richards said he initiated the class project because bicycle travel has caused problems on campus. “There have been studies done before on how many bicycles are registered,” Richards said, “but there has never been an actual count of the number of bicycles on campus.” Student Larry Pechacek said the study was done to find out ex actly how many and what kinds of problems exist with bicycles. “I’m going to summarize all the data and state the students’ find ings,’’ Richards said. “I’ll then make the information available to the University Traffic Panel.” The University Traffic Panel is a committee of eight students and 13 faculty members that handles problems associated with traffic movement and parking on Uni versity property, along with vehi cle registration and traffic control. Richards, who designed the project, said he divided his 39 stu dents into nine groups. Each group was assigned one area of campus and was asked to inven tory all bicycle facilities, such as racks and lanes, in that area, he said. Richards said he also asked the students to compile a list of prob lems in that area from the points of view of both the bicyclist and pedestrian. A bicycle count to establish the number of parked and illegally parked bicycles was taken at various times of the day, he said. In the students’ preliminary re ports, pedestrians complained of speeding and illegally parked bi cycles, congestion on campus and a cluttered appearance from too many bicycles, Richards said. Bicyclists complained of a lack of parking spaces and lanes, bicycle thefts and hazards due to slick sidewalks. : . WiFT' r 1 V* V ^ * ’ I 'Y* "'jT’-J A 'I SPliC'^' - "’-i Richards said the number of bi cycles on campus on a given day is totally dependent on the weather. “We estimate that on a sunny day there are about 3,000 bikes on campus.” If it is slightly cold or raining, he said, the number of bicycles on campus drops 50 to 70 percent. He said the highest bicycle traffic is around the library and the Academic Building, and weekday mornings are the peak hours. Richards said the students also found in some areas there was often a large number of bicycles parked near doorways or propped against trees when there was suffi cient parking space available in nearby racks. By T1 B The stud ion of stude |?9 slots on committe nents in the 'xecutive hi The coin some asped Indent sc A tv lenate is rc Universil ator Julie V :ive branch nfirmed a eeting, sti student committees. “It’s imp how that st with the fa Congestion is just one of the problems con fronting bicyclists on campus as they combat rush hour traffic. Transportation engineering Applicati ere revie President 1 students who studied bicycle problems aji|L e vice class project also brought up speeding ani Judicial B parking problems. Richards said he and his stu dents will not make any recom mendations to the University Traffic Panel, but will only submit their data and findings. The find ings could be useful to the admi nistration for their planning and design purposes, he said. Vietnam veterans fight lift of Agent Orange ban You Get What You Pay For. 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The lobbyists are saying that there is no scientific data to prove these health effects.” Jordan, wearing an orange sticker in support of Agent Orange legislation, urged support for two bills in the Legislature to help Vietnam veterans suffering from ailments they contend result from Agent Orange poisoning in Vietnam. “Thousands of Vietnam vettf’ ans await the legislative decisi — the disabled, the ill, the di dren born with birth defects a perhaps the most important of! parliament the unborn child,” Jordan said “The Vietnam veteran askswb the body count from Vietnamb not ended. They ask if theytmli survived Vietnam. Their crime seems to be that oflovii! this country so much that they an still dying for it.” Jordan held the news ence to announce a welcomt home parade and rally Fridayti Vietnam veterans. 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