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Bikes Belong in Traffic - SFPD Trainning Video

Wow! Talk about taking a proactive step in eduacating law enforcement and, indirectly, the public. What a great example the San Francisco Police Department is setting! One step forward in Sharing the Road. Way to go SFPD and SF Bicycle Coalition!

Fickle Hill Friday: Bomb hills, not people!

See that happy face on Kevin Wright? That's what Fickle Hill Friday is all about. That's him smiling on the way up. His smile was even bigger on the way down! See if you can see it in the video below. According to Kevin, "FickleKevin Wright riding up Fickle Hill 2007 Hill Friday has not died," and happens Friday's at 5:30pm beginning at CCAT on the HSU campus and continuing up Fickle Hill until we've had our fill. "For those of you new to FHF we do ride as a group and do take breaks and wait for people on the way up. The ride has catered to all sorts of cycling ability levels and always ends with an exhilarating downhill rush. The scenery, social atmosphere, and sense of

You Gotta Watch This!: Tips For Cyclists From a Car Driver

Need some humor? You're going to love this:

I found this on StreetFilms.org and they found it somewhere else.

Video Presentation to Arcata Transportation Safety Committee, July 2007

Misaligned lane markers in new construction, K St., ArcataThis is an update from a letter to the City of Arcata.

At the beginning of July I was driving back home, yes in my truck, and passed through the new road construction on K Street, Arcata near 11th Street. As I crossed 11th Street heading north I was completely shocked and pissed-off that the new, temporary lane markers indicating the centerline directed motorist right into the class II bike lane. It frustrates me that it appears that construction crews and the City only acknowledge that motorists use the roads, and fail to meet the needs and safety concerns of bicyclists while construction is taking place.

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