Fresno County Bicycle Coalition

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Bicycle Portraits – Staying Alive from Bicycle Portraits on Vimeo.

I like the bicycle to go to school. I like the bicycle to check my friends. I like the bicycle to go the shop and I can use it for racing. –Given Mabuza

SFPD Chief sees the streets of San Francisco by bike. Read more, and imagine Chief Dyer on a bike ride with the FCBC!

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.

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.