Sam Wolf II was killed while cycling on October 1, 2006. Wolf was cycling in the Great Pumpkin Metric Ride when a Jeep collided with his bicycle in Posey County, Indiana. The accident happened under circumstances that one would not think a fatal bicycle accident would happen. Wolf was wearing a bright yellow jersey, one that many cyclists wear to get the attention of motorists. The weather was sunny. The accident happened at a wide-open intersection with no barriers to vision and it was during a well-organized, large bicycle ride.

His friend Jim Bush and fellow cyclists are raising funds and asking local officials to install “Share the Road” signs on roadways that bicycles and cars share often. Bush has purchased 50 signs and 26 will be set up in Vanderburgh County within the next several weeks. Each sign has cost $50 and permission from local officials has been easy to obtain.

“When we lost our friend, we wanted to try and make a positive out of a negative, out of our loss,” Bush said. “Share the road signs are one way we thought we could do that.”

900 cyclists are anticipated for this year’s Great Pumpkin Metric Ride. The goals is to have the signs up in time for the ride.

Source: Courier Press