Part of our goal at the Savannah Bicycle Campaign is to teach the bicycling public the practices that will keep them safe as they share roads filled with heavier, faster vehicles. We are in the process of developing our own classes; stay tuned for further announcements there. In the meantime, check out these bike safety videos and our own musings on bike education.
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Yesterday we discussed the need for education to expand our network of bicyclists. Today we will discuss expanding the infrastructure to include bicycles on a day to day basis in transportation planning. We all think of Copenhagen as the model for this, and we should, but they have been working at it for 50 or […]
So, when we start to talk about how to make things better for the average bicyclist in Savannah or anywhere, it is a pretty complex task using the personal auto-centric transportation grid currently in place. Experienced riders may go just about anywhere except restricted access interstate type highways, but less experienced cyclists will need […]
Here’s a great idea for your fireworks viewing pleasure: Ride a bike to the display! You’ll get home faster not waiting around in traffic — just make sure you have some lights and wear your helmet. And if you need inspiration for the helmet, take a look at this video from the B:C:Clettes:
By the time we see them it’s too late, but here is an interesting study of the relationship of bumper stickers (which this researcher refers to as territory markers) and the tendency to road rage from the Washington Post. Even more interesting was that the nature of the message did not affect the behavior and […]