The Rice Thresher (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 72, No. 35, Ed. 1 Friday, March 29, 1985 Page: 5 of 20
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Kreidler suffers first injury on completed biking track
by Rich Guerra
The new bike track, paved only
last week, has already been the
scene of a biking accident. Lovett
College men's bike-team captain
Chris Kreidler suffered injuries
that will keep him from
participating in the race this year
after he collided with another biker
during practice.
The incident occured on
Saturday, March 23, at 4 p.m.
when Kreidier and teammate
Andy Dessler entangled the wheels
of their bicycles during a race and
crashed.
Kreidler suffered minor
lacerations on his palms and right
leg, as well as a puncture wound on
his right ankle. The wound later
became infected and Kreidler was
advised not to compete in the April
13 race. Dessler sustained only
minor lacerations on his left arm,
chest and leg.
Neither biker blamed the new
track for the accident. Dessler
explained that they had been
drafting — following closely
behind the lead bike to lower wind
resistance for easier riding when
the collision occured.
Said Dessler, "While you are
drafting it is always possible that
you will get tangled up with the
person in front of you. The track
actually reduced my injuries. It
could have been a lot worse and a
lot more serious."
Kreidler concurred with Dessler
and said they just "moved to the
wrong place at the wrong ti me. The
accident could have happened to
anyone at any time."
Although the track generally got
good reviews from the bikers, both
Kreidler and Dessler commented
that the track was overly narrow in
places.
Baker College men's bike-team
captain Chris Check expressed
concern about a slightly uneven
transition between the unpaved pit
area and the track.
The new track is one-third of a
mile long with two 175-foot-radius
semicircles joined by straight lines.
The one-inch-thick asphalt paving
is fifteen feet wide on the curves
and thirteen feet wide on the
straightaways. The track is beveled
Three bikers round the turn of the new track,
flush with the parking lot surface a
foot on the inside and outside
edges.
-K. Isacksen
Referendum sought
Residents show liberal leanings
continued from page 1
respondents said was Houston's
biggest challenge, and crime, which
15 percent of those surveyed listed
as a major problem.
The survey also asked the
respondents to rate several items in
terms of how they added to the
quality of life in the Houston area
— police protection, efforts to
improve transportation, the
control of air and water pollution,
job opportunities, and the quality
of political leadership in Houston.
None of the items were termed
"excellent" by more than seven
percent of those questioned.
The category receiving the most
favorable response was police
protection, which 43 percent of the
Houstonians termed "good" and
39 percent called "fair."
Those surveyed seemed most
displeased with attempts to
improve the public transportation
system and prevent pollution.
Twenty-six percent of the
respondents rated the city's
transportation system as "poor."
Thirty-two percent of the
sample said efforts to control air
and water pollution have also been
"poor."
Houstonians had no strong
positive or negative opinions
about the effectiveness of their
elected officials.
A plurality of of the people
surveyed, 39 percent, said the city's
political leadership was "fair."
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respondents about public policy
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Houstonians took "liberal" or
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The researchers found, for
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They are also worried about the
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Sixty-one percent of Houstonians
said the environment must be
improved regardless of cost while
62 percent opposed easing
regulations designed to protect the
environment in order to stimulate
economic growth.
In addition, they said they are
willing to pay higher taxes to
improve public services. Fifty-four
percent said they are willing to pay
higher taxes in order to maintain the
current level of city services. Sixty-
nine percent claimed they are
willing to increase taxes to upgrade
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themselves as political progress-
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Thirty-three percent said they are
"moderates." Only 14 percent of
the sample considered themselves
"liberals."
The data collected from the
survey will be further broken down
so that researchers may study the
effects of particular factors — such
as race or income level of the
sample — on the responses given.
continued from page I
revenues now acquired from the
optional tax will make it more
difficult for the council to fund
Beer/Bike and still sponsor its
other activities.
"1 think it just makes money
tight. The budget is pretty well
allocated. It would by a case of
cutting back other activities,"
Long said.
When the RPC asked for
passage of an optional blanket tax
last semester. President Kathv I.u
argued that her organization could
not afford to pay for Beer-Bike
and still sponsor other social
activities unless students agreed to
such a tax.
I he RPC is spending $4,700 to
pay for Beer Bike expenses this
year, said Treasurer Chris Taylor.
This total includes 51,500 for
stands, SI,200 for beer, S 1.000 for
truck rental and the manpower to
erect bleachers, and SI.000 for
construction of a new track.
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Havlak, Paul. The Rice Thresher (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 72, No. 35, Ed. 1 Friday, March 29, 1985, newspaper, March 29, 1985; Houston, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth245597/m1/5/: accessed July 16, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Rice University Woodson Research Center.