Bicycle
- Planning your Route
- Bicycle Lockers
- Bikes on Buses
- Folding and Electric Bikes
- Bike to Work/School Events
- Find a Bike Buddy
- Bicycle Safety
- Bike Crash Data
- Buying a Bike
- Local Bike Delivery Companies
- Licensing Your Bike
- Pending Bike Project Updates
- Local Bicycle Resources online
Transportation Programs
- Bike to Work
- Electric Bike Information
- Folding Bikes in Busses
- Cabrillo College Go Green
- Local Sustainable Transportation Options
- RideSurance
- Safe Routes to School
- Transportation Membership Services
Safety Tips
- Be sure to wear a properly fitted helmet.
- Wear bright clothing to be more visible to car drivers. White is the best color to wear at night. By law, cyclists must use a front white headlight, rear red reflector, pedal reflectors, and side reflectors when riding at night.
- Obey traffic laws—follow signs, signals, and pavement markings. It’s the law and prevents crashes.
- Ride with the flow of automatic traffic, generally on the right side on the road. Riding on the wrong side of the road, against traffic causes crashes since motorists don’t expect you there and may not see you.
- Use hand signals to communicate turns. These are the same as motorists hand signals. For right turns, you can also signal by extending your right arm out straight.
- For left turns, merge with left-turning automobile traffic or cross as a pedestrians, walking your bike in the crosswalk.
- Ride predictably. Ride in a straight line.
- Ride at least four feet away from parked cars to avoid running into a car door, which might open unexpectedly in your path.
- Yield to pedestrians. Slow down and warn them before passing.
- Common sense, courtesy, and caution are the three C’s of good cycling. Share the road.
- Be alert. Anticipate other road users’ movements.
- Look out for road hazards—potholes broken glass, rocks, etc.
Additional sources for bicycle safety information
Silicon Valley Bicycle Coalition Cyclist & Motorist Safe Roadways Guidelines—Includes easy to understand graphic illustrations, as well as motorist safety guidelines. http://bikesiliconvalley.org/str/safety-tips
Pedestrian and Bicycle Information Center (PBIC) - http://www.bicyclinginfo.org/bikemore/safely.cfm
League of American Bicyclists - http://www.bikeleague.org/resources/better/roadrules.php
Community Traffic Safety Coalition of Santa Cruz County - http://www.sctrafficsafety.org/safe_info.html
Navigating construction zones - http://www.xcountrybike.com/construction_zone.html
Pedestrian and Bicycle Information Center (PBIC) – Includes helmet research and guidelines
http://www.bicyclinginfo.org/bikemore/helmet.cfm
Program Contact
Piet Canin
Program Director, Transportation Group
Phone: 831-426-5925 x127
Fax: 831-423-1368
Email
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