General Safety Tips
King City: Free bike locks and bike-ped safety gear, and safety presentation
Like to see another opportunity like the one below, in King City or elsewhere in Monterey County? Let the bike-ped coordinator at Transportation Agency for Monterey County know of your interest. Click here for their contact info. * * * Tell others about the bicycle lock giveaway and safety presentation on Wednesday, May 17, 2017 at the public library…
Carmel and elsewhere: Sidewalk confusion abounds
Short link to this post: http://bit.ly/CarmelConfusion For a different sort of Carmel confusion, see http://bit.ly/CarmelConfusion2 In 2017, why the buzz about sidewalk riding in Carmel? First, some background. 2014: Repeated inaccurate reports in the Salinas Californian in summer 2014 led to Bicycling Monterey contributing to the Californian “Bicycling on sidewalks: misconceptions and advisories,” published October 15, 2014.…
Local ordinances on sidewalk riding and more: Monterey County cities and unincorporated areas
NEW RESOURCES provided April 2023: Watch Bicycling Monterey’s 7-minute video and read text about sidewalk riding, in Spanish ANDAR EN BICICLETA EN LAS ACERAS además de ejemplos de ordenanzas del Condado de Monterey, California – /andar-en-bicicleta-en-las-aceras-ademas-de-ejemplos-de-ordenanzas-del-condado-de-monterey-california.html. For the corresponding info in English, see: /biking-on-sidewalks-plus-examples-of-ordinances-from-monterey-county-california.html * * * Below is info originally published in August 2016,…
Children and Teens Growing Up Bikewise
Bike skills are life skills–benefiting personal and planetary health, with a host of added benefits. Starting with a story of little ones making their way in Carmel on two wheels, you’ll link up here with bicycle info and support to help children and teens navigate the bikeways throughout Monterey County, and beyond. Includes a gallery…
Natividad Medical Center employees to youth: “Bike! It’s health-building and fun! And first, clip this on…”
Why the county hospital’s employees care about seeing more youth bike. And what they are doing to support it!
Sidewalks and Crosswalks, plus “What Pedestrians and Bicyclists Want Each Other to Know”
When it comes to biking on sidewalks, misinformation is bountiful! What’s true? Is it legal? Is it safe? Is it governed by state law or local ordinances or what? Why do people sometimes want to bike on sidewalks? And what’s up with “bike polite”?