 			StructDelete(this, "onRequest");
 			StructDelete(variables, "onRequest");
 		}
-		request.wheels = {};
 		request.wheels.params = {};
 		request.wheels.cache = {};
-		if (application.wheels.showDebugInformation)
-		{
-			$debugPoint("total,requestStart");
-			request.wheels.deprecation = [];
-		}
 		if (!application.wheels.cacheModelInitialization)
 			StructClear(application.wheels.models);
 		if (!application.wheels.cacheControllerInitialization)

		// abort if called from incorrect file
		$abortInvalidRequest();

		// reload application by calling onApplicationStart if requested
		if (StructKeyExists(URL, "reload") && (!StructKeyExists(application, "wheels") || !StructKeyExists(application.wheels, "reloadPassword") || !Len(application.wheels.reloadPassword) || (StructKeyExists(URL, "password") && URL.password == application.wheels.reloadPassword)))
			$simpleLock(execute="onApplicationStart", name="wheelsReloadLock", type="exclusive");
		$simpleLock(execute="$runOnRequestStart", executeArgs=arguments, name="wheelsReloadLock", type="readOnly");
	</cfscript>
</cffunction>

<cffunction name="$runOnRequestStart" returntype="void" access="public" output="false">
	<cfargument name="targetPage" type="any" required="true">
	<cfscript>
		if (application.wheels.showDebugInformation)
		{
			// if the first debug point has not already been set in a reload request we set it here
			if (StructKeyExists(request.wheels, "execution"))
				$debugPoint("reload");
			else
				$debugPoint("total");
			$debugPoint("requestStart");
			request.wheels.deprecation = [];
		}
		if (application.wheels.environment == "maintenance")
		{
			if (StructKeyExists(URL, "except"))
