Archive for February, 2010
Author: Ed Smith
Update:
Congratulations to Dan, Becca, Pete, Michael, Bruce, and Brenda. They all took the Traffic Skills 101 course this past week. They all did a fantastic job in the discussion and the practical components of the class.
Brenda recently began using her bicycle to get to work, and before taking this class, she was nervous riding in the roads, and preferred the sidewalks. Now she understands that she is safer on the street, that bikes belong in traffic, and she has the skills she needs to safely interact with other traffic and to negotiate her route to work with confidence.
TRAFFIC SKILLS 101 – SAFE BIKING IN CALIFORNIA’S GREAT CENTRAL VALLEY
Date: Monday and Wednesday, March 8th and 10th: 1:00 to 5:30pm
Instructor: Louise Colbert-Mar
Location: Fresno, CA 93702
Fee: 25.00
Description: As the League says, “You may know how to ride your bike, but do you know how to drive it?” This course will give you some really good information about how to ride safely in traffic and some practice with bike handling skills. If you just want to improve your cycling skills or you want to take this class as a prerequisite to taking the League Cycling Instructor (LCI) seminar, this is the class for you. It’s fun! It’s informative! It’ll make you a better rider.
For more information and how to sign up, to go the Bike League Web site.
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Author: Ed Smith
Here’s another great video from Seattle, featuring their mayor commuting to work by bike! Check out the tip at 1:20… even without the white T on the pavement, you can see how to position your bike to trip the red light.
Author: Ed Smith
Fresno has many at-grade railroad crossings that present some challenges to area cyclists. Crossing railroad tracks on a bicycle can be dangerous, and I’ve seen cyclists crash. Usually this happens when you do not approach the rails head-on at a 90 degree angle. Your front wheel will slip out from under you and you will go down. Check out this video from Seattle on how they are handling a particularly tricky railroad crossing, and you can learn how to safely cross the Fresno railway crossings.