MS-150 Packet Picked Up & Ready To Roll April 16 & 17Packet

MS 150 rider packet and goody bag

Went to Memorial Park and got my rider packet for next weekends MS-150 ride.  This year with Houston's petroeconomy in the tank raising the required $400 minimum was much harder.  I also heard ridership will be down to about 11,000 riders.  I''m looking forward to seeing if I notice a difference on the roads with less riders.  Also with the Waller County Sheriff announcing his deputies won't support the ride, and his new zeal for ticketing cyclists, it could make that part of day 1 interesting.  I'm not going to mention his penchant for losing machine guns or the very tragic death of Sandra Bland in his jail.

Waller Sheriff ready for the MS 150

Route map

Sheriff Hands Out Tickets At Bluebonnet Express

Last Sunday was the Bluebonnet Express ride that starts and stops in Waller, TX.   This is one of the most popular BPMS 150 recommended rides and hosts over a thousand riders. Unfortunately the Waller County Sheriff decided to brag on their Facebook page about issuing 25-30 tickets.  As a percentage of riders the ticket count is pretty low.  What I don't like is the the Waller Sheriff Office has decided to boast about writing tickets and basically play into the car vs bike tensions.  The comments on the page are dismal as expected.  This is how public officials are supposed to behave?