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  • Resources on Riding Skills, Laws, and Safety for People Who Bike

    Click any link below to access Bicycling Monterey’s primary tips about riding skills, bike laws, and safety. California CA Bike Law Summary (8.5 x 11 flyer) Leyes de ciclismo de California  (bilingual, 8.5 x 11 flyer) BIKING ON SIDEWALKS, plus examples of ordinances around Monterey County ANDAR EN BICICLETA EN LAS ACERAS además de ejemplos de…

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  • California Bicycle Advocates Call on Elected Leaders to Protect E-Bike Riders

    Bicycling Monterey is among signatories to a Statement on E-Bike Safety from California Bicycle Advocates, released Dec 10, 2024, for reasons including: widespread confusion and misinformation about e-bikes, the need for education, the need for safer infrastructure, and the critical contribution of active transportation toward meeting the state’s goals to reduce carbon emissions. The transportation…

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  • Consumer Advisory: Is it an e-bike—or something else?

    Related post, “California Bicycle Advocates Call on Elected Leaders to Protect E-Bike Riders.” Heads-up to Californians who are shopping for a legitimate e-bike. Be careful not to be misled by a seller who may be falsely advertising or promoting other products, e.g., electric motorcycles, as e-bikes. The following California Highway Patrol (CHP) webpage entitled (as…

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  • Bonos de incentivo para bicicletas eléctricas destinados a los Californianos con ingresos limitados

    Update, 11/1/25: “California pulls the plug on flawed e-bike project.” https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/2025/11/01/california-pulls-the-plug-on-flawed-e-bike-project-once-run-by-investigated-san-diego-nonprofit/  For English, click here. El Proyecto de Incentivos para Bicicletas Eléctricas de California ofrece vales deincentivo en puntos de venta para ayudar a los residentes de California calificados porsu nivel ingresos a comprar una bicicleta eléctrica nueva. La primera ventanilla de solicitud de incentivos para…

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  • California E-Bike Incentive Project accepting first consumer applications

    en español, haga clic aquí Update, 11/1/25: “California pulls the plug on flawed e-bike project.” https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/2025/11/01/california-pulls-the-plug-on-flawed-e-bike-project-once-run-by-investigated-san-diego-nonprofit/  (The information below has not been updated.) The California E-Bike Incentive Project is funded by the California Air Resources Board (CARB). As announced on the project website, the first e-bike incentive application window opens Wednesday, December 18, 2024 at 6 p.m.…

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  • Who’s biking Monterey County in 2024?

    This post provides a sampling of visitors and residents enjoying bicycle life in Marina, Monterey, Pacific Grove, Pebble Beach, Salinas, Sand City, Seaside, and other Monterey County locations this year. Over the past fifteen years, we strive to cover our entire big county (3,771 square miles) as best we can. In 2024 we couldn’t cover…

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  • Bicycling Monterey’s 2024 Donors

    Thank you to each of the following for making one or more donations to Bicycling Monterey in 2024! Anna Thomsen, L.Ac. City of Greenfield Cory Steinmetz Edith Frederick  Evelyn Contreras and Mateos Lozano Hal Schectman Iris Klotz  John McCarthy, Esq. Kathleen Jones Kelsey White L. Robin Brody LaToya Calder Laura Ramirez and Jack Holmgren Laurel…

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