Commuter

  • Bike Buzz: Fines for bicycle-related California Vehicle Code (CVC) violations

    The City of Carlsbad, California—in their “Snapshot of fines associated with violations”https://www.carlsbadca.gov/departments/streets-traffic/traffic-safety/electric-bikes —notes, “The actual fine does not include approximately $300 dollars in additional court fees.” Yes, a Base Fine does not include additional court fees! For example, a common citation for minors is riding without a helmet (https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?sectionNum=21212.&lawCode=VEH). For that, California’s Base Fine is…

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  • Greenfield & South County: Bike Resource Event

    What: Bike Resource Event Why: To provide free bike repairs and resources, along with fun family activities, for residents of Greenfield and South Monterey County  When: 16 August 2025, 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. Where: Market at the Gazebo, Greenfield

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  • Eye on Infrastructure: Salinas, California

    Photos by JLR Salinas teen and bike commuter All bicycling facilities are not equal when it comes to helping keep people who bike safer! Here’s one type that is genuinely helpful: Bike Boxes. A BIKE BOX is an area at the head of traffic lanes that is designated for people on bicycles. It gives bicyclists…

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  • Aug 2025 League Cycling Instructor seminar in Santa Cruz

    In case you missed Bicycling Monterey’s Summer Bike Buzz—or our June 17 announcement on Mastodon— about this seminar scheduled for the Monterey Bay region, below is a press release from Ecology Action of Santa Cruz: We’re excited to partner with the League of American Bicyclists to expand the network of certified bike educators on the…

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  • People who biked to Window on the Bay, Monterey on Flag Day 2025

    On 2025’s Flag Day, June 14, “at least five thousand people”* gathered at Window on the Bay waterfront park, and along the opposite side of Del Monte Avenue, in Monterey. As was likewise happening in communities in all fifty states of the United States—including in Salinas, the Monterey County seat—people gathered peacefully on what some…

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  • Vision Zero for Monterey County

    Para obtener información relacionada en español, visite: /plan-regional-de-vision-cero-del-condado-de-monterey.html What is Vision Zero? “Vision Zero is a strategy to eliminate all traffic fatalities and severe injuries, while increasing safe, healthy, equitable mobility for all. First implemented in Sweden in the 1990s, Vision Zero has proved successful across Europe—and now it’s gaining momentum in major American cities.”https://visionzeronetwork.org/about/what-is-vision-zero/…

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