Our Mantra
The San Diego County Bicycle Coalition advocates for, and protects the rights of all people who ride bicycles. We promote bicycling as a mainstream, safe and enjoyable form of transportation and recreation.
We believe bicycling is a healthy, affordable, and environmentally friendly form of transportation and recreation that should be safe and attractive to everyone who wants to ride, wherever their destination and whatever their purpose. Bicycling is good for our communities and for the people who ride, and so we work to increase the number of people who ride bikes as a regular part of their lives. Learn more…
News & Views
Alert! Cyclist seriously hurt by hit and run driver Tuesday evening. Our thoughts are with the victim and we hope driver is caught soon. Please be on lookout and call authorities if anyone has information that may help.
www.sandiegouniontribune.com/news/public-safety/sd-me-hitrun-arrest-20170816-story.html
Investigators still looking for car involved in Encinitas hit-and-run
sandiegouniontribune.com
Sheriff’s investigators are continuing to look for the driver of a Mercedes-Benz involved in a hit-and-run in Encinitas Friday that left a bicyclist with a severe head injury.
Carlsbad specific registration links have now been added to this event and any past registration issues should be just that - in the past. Please see below and considering joining in for this FREE course. It is a great opportunity !!!
Carlsbad Smart Cycling Class - Part 1
September 18, 2017, 6:00pm - September 18, 2017, 11:00pm
*Note this is a two part course, with the first session on Monday, September 18th from 6:00 - 9:00 p.m. and the second session on Saturday, September 23rd from 9:00 - 3:00 p.m. This course is limited to participants ages 16 and older. Free bike lights will be given to all attendees and lunch will be provided. The Smart Cycling Program is a great opportunity to learn how to ride your bike safely! The program is offered in 2 sessions. A 3 hr Classroom Session (on Monday, September 18th) orients you to best cycling practices, followed by a ~6 hr Road Session (on Saturday, September 23rd) where you put what you learned in the classroom to practice. The curriculum is certified by the League of American Bicyclists (LAB) and taught across the USA. Your instructors have been certified by the LAB to teach Smart Cycling. The Smart Cycling Classroom Session I covers bicycling and the law, crashes and how to avoid them, as well as how to drive your bike safely in a variety of road, traffic, and weather conditions day or night. Your instructors have extensive commuting, touring, group and club riding experience. This session is a pre-requisite for the Smart Cycling Road Session II. The Smart Cycling Road Session II is for students who have completed the Classroom Session I. It includes (1) parking lot drills where you will increase your bike handling skills and learn some emergency maneuvers to avoid motor vehicle collisions and (2) riding on a variety of local streets and bike paths while practicing proper lane positioning and performing safe and legal turning maneuvers. You must register to participate in this course. Register through the San Diego County Bicycle Coalition Website for both sessions following this link: sdbikecoalition.org/smart-cycling/ Carlsbad specific links are: In-class: sdbikecoalition.org/civicrm/?page=CiviCRM&q=civicrm/event/info&id=50&reset=1 Road: sdbikecoalition.org/civicrm/?page=CiviCRM&q=civicrm/event/info&id=51&reset=1
Keep Uptown Bikeways Moving! Together we will continue to strongly support this project that connects communities and provides safe bicycling and business prosperity from Downtown to Uptown.
#UptownBikeways #GObyBIKEsd #LifebyBike #SafeBikewaysForDays
North County join us for our monthly Taco Tuesday Community Bike Ride. This event is a family friendly, moderately paced ride about 5 miles in length that will be followed by the consumption of San Diego's favorite food, tacos!
This event is free and open to the public. More details coming.
Carlsbad Taco Tuesday Community Ride
September 12, 2017, 5:30pm - September 12, 2017, 10:00pm
North County join us for our monthly Taco Tuesday Community Bike Ride. This event is a family friendly, moderately paced ride about 5 miles in length that will be followed by the consumption of San Diego's favorite food, tacos! This event is free and open to the public. More details coming.
We continue to hear more real examples of how complete streets and bike lanes not only make streets safer but they also increase economic activity in business districts. Businesses in Downtown San Diego, North Park/Mid-City, Mission Hills and Hillcrest will all benefit when projects are completed. Thank you for your continued support for safe streets, vibrant business districts and healthy communities. That's a San Diego we all look forward to! #buildittheywillspend, bikesmeanbusiness, #completestreetswork
Complete Streets: How Including Everyone Can Make Communities Safe, Fun, and Prosperous
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The Complete Streets movement is gaining more ground as politicians and planners respond to the call for safer and more inclusive streets.
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