Whats the Story?-My Topic

After thinking and revising our long list of relative topics, I have decided to investigate the battle between bikers and drivers of the road. I became first interested in this when my stepmother and I were riding our bikes on the side of the road and a guy in a large truck came racing pass us. He was nearly close to hitting us. And ever since I moved to South Burlington I have noticed that drivers dislike sharing the road with bikers because of them having a bike path. And I found this to be odd considering that the bike path is what keeps bicyclist off the road. I have already learned that this year Vermont has seen a increase  in bicyclist versus automobiles deaths. It has gone up four deaths since 2005 . Up until this year there was only one death. I want to learn more about those particular accidents and try to figure out the cause. I also want to find out a way to prevent these accidents from happening. Some questions I have about this topic are what would it cost to either expand the bike path or make roads bigger for bikers. I think for everyone to want change is good, but it's the reasoning that affects the change. So I think that in order for people to really understand this is to put themselves into both the drivers and bicyclists shoes and look at this from both angles. That is what I am planning on doing in order to find a solution to this problem. I would like others to get from this that it's not just one persons fault. It is not just the bicyclist's fault, it's also the drivers fault. I hope that after people read/watch this at the end they will learn how to see everyone's different perspective and not just their own. My focus question is 'what can I/we do as a community to stop these deaths from happening? I hope to learn much more.

-Thanks for reading, have a nice afternoon.

KUD Reflection

                I'm really happy to be joining this team but I am really worried about getting things in on time. I have soccer and Basketball everyday and Softball and Dance every other day, so I have a really packed schedule. And that's just sports not schoolwork. A very specific target that seems farthest away for me would be getting everything on time and to my liking. With my busy schedule it will be hard for me to focus on sports and homework so getting things on time and to my liking might be hard for me. I think that most of this will come easily to me, but the only really hard part for me would be putting the video together and making it look good. I am excited about making a change in my community and meeting new people along the way. I am also excited about exploring a new path of writing and learning many more ways to create a better read for people. I don't think that the KUD isn't missing anything, but a personal goal for me would be to become a better writer.

~Have a nice day!

Why I am Working with What's the Story Action Team

                        I enjoy helping people and my community. I think that is a great way for me to do so. You don’t get many options as an Eighth Grader to do this type sort of project so I took the opportunity to do this. I am also motivated by having the opportunity to work with college students and learn much more from different people and broaden my horizons. I really think that we can make a change with this project. And that is a major motivator for me with this project.