Survey to ask if billboards are working
March 10, 2010 by · Leave a Comment
Wednesday March 10, 2010
PITTSFIELD -- You can’t miss them.
There are two teenagers -- one on the north end and one on the south end of Wahconah Street, looking out into the neighborhood.
The one teenage boy looking over his right shoulder wearing a black and red checked backpack is by the bridge outside of Pittsfield Cemetery. this image plastered to a billboard has multicolored lettering on it that states: "Totally Punk, Totally Free."
Down the road, looking out over Ronnie’s Harley-Davidson shop and Wahconah Package & Variety on Wilson Street is another young man in a striped shirt with a message next to him: "Totally cool, Totally Free."
The billboard signs are part of a public service announcement campaign called "Totally Free Berkshires: no Drinking, no Drugs, no way," which was launched by the Pittsfield Prevention Partnership in may 2009.
Created by Fairbrother & Company, a marketing agency from Chatham, N.Y., the signs feature images of local teens who are portrayed as choosing to remain "totally free" of substances and at the same time are totally comfortable with who they are.
This week, the partnership has launched two online surveys -- one for students and one for community members and parents -- at Totally FreeBerkshires.org to evaluate the campaign to understand how the campaign is perceived in the community.
On Tyler Street, a teenage girl with a "Totally Chill"
slogan next to her head sits above a plaza that’s home to Hot Tomatoes Pizza and Mimi’s Closet, a consignment shop. Nicole Elser, an employee at Mimi’s, said she’s definitely noticed the billboard.
Though she’s not sure if it’s effective, she said it’s in a good location.
"Everyone stops at the traffic light out there and looks around, and there’s a lot of neighborhood kids that walk by here," she said.
Karen Cole, coordinator of the PPP, said the survey results will determine whether the group will continue to market this campaign. she said the more input, the better.
"It will help us see whether we want to build on that theme or whether it missed the mark," she said.
To take the survey: Visit www.totallyfreeberkshires.org. those who complete the survey will have the opportunity to register in a drawing for a Target store gift card.
Survey to ask if billboards are working
How much does it cost to rebuild a Harley Davidson Motorcycle?
March 9, 2010 by · Leave a Comment
Im looking to buy and rebuild a full Harley Davidson Motorcyle. I need a bike with good gas mileage that I can improve with the rebuilding, something smaller in weight and height, and theres no age limit.
Any suggestions on cheap-to-build Harleys and a quote on how much it'll cost to rebuild?
How much does it cost to rebuild a Harley Davidson Motorcycle?
Man loses leg in crash
March 9, 2010 by · Leave a Comment
Constance Dixon was the driver of a car which knocked a motorcycle rider off his Harley-Davidson resulting in his left leg being amputated below the knee.
JOHN Baskett had his left leg amputated below the knee after he was knocked off his Harley-Davidson motorcycle on Glenella Road.
He spent one month in hospital and had to undergo nine months of rehabilitation and physiotherapy.
The loss of the limb has forced the 56-year-old to give up his passion for motorcycling.
With an artificial limb, he cannot control the foot pedals and safely handle the motorcycle.
He’s had to buy an automatic car so he can drive with one foot.
And although the crash happened in July last year, he still feels pain in his leg and can only use his artificial limb for about four hours before he has to rest.
A boilermaker at Farleigh Mill, he has been unable to work for the last 10 months and has not been receiving any welfare benefits, preferring to live on his personal savings.
Mr Baskett was driving south along the road at 4.45pm last July 2, doing about 50 to 60kmh, when Constance Dixon drove out from the driveway of a business.
The front bumper bar of her vehicle was ripped off. The motorcycle ended up about 30 metres down the road, leaving gouge and scratch marks in the bitumen.
When police arrived Ms Dixon was still seated in her car, in shock, and she told officers: “I just didn’t see him.”
There was moderate to heavy traffic flow on the road at the time.
Both the motorcycle and car were seized for mechanical inspection and both were cleared of any defects.
Ms Dixon, 49, pleaded guilty in the Mackay Magistrate’s Court yesterday to driving without due care and attention.
Exhibits included 20 photos of the crash scene, a diagram of the area and aerial photos of the scene.
Sentencing was adjourned to a date in April to allow Ms Dixon to do a defensive-driving course.
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Nice Weather Bringing out Motorcycles
March 8, 2010 by · Leave a Comment
The nice weather is also prompting some local residents to take their motorcycles out of storage, but Finks Harley Davidson offers a few suggestions before taking to the road.
A top priority is checking your battery.
"After sitting all winter, if they haven't had a trickle charge, a lot of the time, they're batteries are down. they may need to slow charge them and sometimes they have to replace those, " says Fink Harley Davidson co-owner, Julie Brown.
It's also a good idea to monitor your tire pressure, oil, and fluid levels, and Brown says you should probably take it easy while driving on the roads too.
"There's still a lot of cinders out on the roads. There's still a lot of salt. There's a lot of grim on the road. be really careful in the corners and things with the cinders. It gets easy to lose control, " says Brown.
That salt could also ruin the chrome on your motorcycle, so Brown suggests washing it more frequently during the first couple months of spring.
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