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FUNKY FRIDAYS in memory of Daniel Marin aka Deftor - San Fernando

10.15.10

This Friday Oct 15th Funky Friday was the brain child of our friend Daniel Marin aka Defter who was killed Oct 2nd 2010 by a Drunk Driver on Laurel Canyon. Daniel came up with the name and organized the ride and so now we ride in his name.





DEFT: /dɛft/ Show Spelled[deft]

–adjective, -er, -est.

dexterous; nimble; skillful; clever: deft hands; a deft bicyclist.







United Threads will be sponsoring the event and all bikers are to meet between 5pm and 7:45 as for everyone leaves at 8pm sharp. Bring a blank shirt and $5.00 for a custom Silk Screened shirt in his memory, all proceeds are for his family.



Meeting at: UNITED THREADS 418 N. Maclay St. San Fernando, CA 91340



Early Oct 2nd Daniel Marin died at the bumper of an alleged drunk driver.



The 17-year old Sylmar cyclist was riding near San Fernando High School at the corner of Chamberlain Street and Laurel Canyon Blvd when he was struck and killed by a car driven by Shawn Fields.



Reports don’t indicate how the collision occurred. Police only say that they found him lying unresponsive in the street when they arrived at 2:11 am, with Fields sitting nearby in the driver’s seat of his car.



Fields was charged with Gross Vehicular Manslaughter while Driving Under the Influence (DUI), and released on $100,000; his next court date is scheduled for Wednesday, October 27th at the San Fernando Courthouse.



Some people call it murder, and I can’t — and won’t — argue that point. Anyone who gets behind the wheel after drinking is fully responsible for whatever follows, and should be held fully accountable.



I only wish that was the end of the story.



Because by my count, Danny Marin was just one of eight Southern California cyclists killed in the last three weeks alone.



Think about that.



That’s over 1% of all the bicycle related deaths in the entire U.S. for all of 2008. Or looking at it another way, that extends to a rate of 137 deaths over a full year — nearly 20% of the 718 cyclists killed nationwide in 2008.



Yet not one word from the local media.



Clearly, there’s no one cause, since those deaths run the gamut from a retired firefighter killed in a collision with a pedestrian, to hit-and-run and drunk driving cases, and collisions where the rider may have been responsible.



But just as clearly, there are too damn many riders dying on our streets.



It’s time to take notice. It’s time to get mad. And it’s long past time to do something about it.



So be careful this weekend. And ride as if your life depends on it.



Because it does.















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