WHAT   
In celebration of Bike Month, the Bicycle Coalition of Greater Philadelphia will be hosting the Fifth Annual Commuter Race.  The race is between a bicyclist, a car driver and a transit rider.

WHERE   
The race begins at the corner of 29th and Poplar Streets in the Fairmount neighborhood and will end at the SW corner of 15th and Market Streets.

WHEN   
Wednesday, May 27, 2009  
The race will begin at 8:00 a.m.
Racers are expected to finish from 8:15 - 8:25 a.m.

WHY   
The race will test the theory that a bicyclist who commutes four miles or less in Philadelphia will generally arrive before, or within a few minutes of, other commuters during rush hour.

Regardless of who comes in first, the bicycle commute has a winning combination of being affordable, healthy and a sustainable method of commuting to work.

WHO       
Bicyclist:  Pat Cunnane, President of Fuji Bicycles
SEPTA rider:  Maria Dziembowska
Driver:  Beth Mohan Resta, ZipCar Marketing Manager, car provided by ZipCar

All race participants must obey the rules of the road. This year the Bicycle Ambassadors, Philadelphia's new bicycle safety outreach team, will ride along with each race participant to verify that the rules of the road were followed. 

The Bicycle Coalition of Greater Philadelphia is a 1,600-member organization that makes bicycling better by promoting the bicycle as a healthy, low-cost and environmentally friendly form of transportation and recreation.

 

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