2008 Woodie Awards
Clyde Morris expansion
Harshad Lalan
Issue date: 1/30/07 Section: Student Government
A number of students at Embry- Riddle Aeronautical University who live in Chanute Hall or other nearby apartments like Misty Springs, Emerald Park, Camellia Court, Sun Pointe, Woodcrest Apartments and many others often bike or walk to school. Clyde Morris Boulevard is not very safe for such students as there is no bicycle path on either side of the road when going from school towards Bellevue Avenue.
Bicyclists are forced to bike on the road where cars pass by at more than 45 mph with just few inches to spare between them. SGA had received various complains from students who almost got hit by a passing vehicle. A student complained that huge trailers would go over the shoulder line and he had to literally jump to the side to avoid getting hit. Another student complained that some cars would intentionally pass by very close at high speeds and blow horn to scare the bicyclist and make him lose his balance. Gursharan Singh, a junior in Aerospace Engineering, commutes daily from Misty Spring apartments to campus by foot or by bike. He said that, "The roadside gets clogged during rain and I have to either walk on the drive-lane itself directly facing the oncoming traffic or in the dirt." It gets very risky at nights, as there are very few street lights and he prefers to take "Safe Ride" back home instead of a mere 15 minutes walk to his apartment Alexey Mendieta who also commutes daily to school, says "It is very dangerous at night when people are dressed in black and you can't see them and all of sudden they are in sight. You have to take some risky maneuvers to avoid hitting them."
The traffic on Clyde Morris has also increased tremendously in the last few years, especially in the morning during peak hours. Daily commuter and International Student Representative, Ankit Nanda says that, "It takes five minutes to get from my house to school, but 10-15 minutes to take a left turn on Clyde Morris in the morning."
In reply to these complains, previous international student representative, Azhar Khan, started the Clyde Morris Project in fall 2006. We have collected over 350 signatures in three months from students requesting Volusia County to make Clyde Morris safer as soon as possible. So, how can we make Clyde Morris safer?
Bicyclists are forced to bike on the road where cars pass by at more than 45 mph with just few inches to spare between them. SGA had received various complains from students who almost got hit by a passing vehicle. A student complained that huge trailers would go over the shoulder line and he had to literally jump to the side to avoid getting hit. Another student complained that some cars would intentionally pass by very close at high speeds and blow horn to scare the bicyclist and make him lose his balance. Gursharan Singh, a junior in Aerospace Engineering, commutes daily from Misty Spring apartments to campus by foot or by bike. He said that, "The roadside gets clogged during rain and I have to either walk on the drive-lane itself directly facing the oncoming traffic or in the dirt." It gets very risky at nights, as there are very few street lights and he prefers to take "Safe Ride" back home instead of a mere 15 minutes walk to his apartment Alexey Mendieta who also commutes daily to school, says "It is very dangerous at night when people are dressed in black and you can't see them and all of sudden they are in sight. You have to take some risky maneuvers to avoid hitting them."
The traffic on Clyde Morris has also increased tremendously in the last few years, especially in the morning during peak hours. Daily commuter and International Student Representative, Ankit Nanda says that, "It takes five minutes to get from my house to school, but 10-15 minutes to take a left turn on Clyde Morris in the morning."
In reply to these complains, previous international student representative, Azhar Khan, started the Clyde Morris Project in fall 2006. We have collected over 350 signatures in three months from students requesting Volusia County to make Clyde Morris safer as soon as possible. So, how can we make Clyde Morris safer?
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Ernie Bentley
posted 10/19/08 @ 6:56 PM EST
Does anyone know who J Clyde Morris was? Why is a blvd and athletic field named for him?
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