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Auto Club Considering Roadside Service For Bicyclists

American Automobile Association chapters in central and southwest Ohio are gauging interest in providing emergency roadside assistance for bicyclists. The chapters are sponsoring a survey asking bike riders to give feedback on their needs and suggestions. The club already offers bike assistance in other states. The programs help cyclists with roadside repairs, or take a biker to a shop in the case of a more serious problem. The Governors Highway Safety Association says annual bicyclist deaths rose by 16 percent between 2010 and 2012. Nearly 70 percent of those deaths occurred in urban areas.

Jim has been with WCBE since 1996. Before that he worked as a reporter at another Columbus radio station, and for three newspapers in Southwest Florida.