About Laws & Safety
Sweet Protection: Infra rules—and helmets can be cool!
When it comes to getting around by bicycle, nothing makes it safer than smart infrastructure! Optimal design features—i.e., protected bike lanes, protected intersections, bike boxes, and the like—result in unparalleled safety, as well as greater ease and pleasure. While we appreciate every step in that direction, we also call on elected leaders in California (and…
Bike Advocacy: Prosecution of Road Rage in California’s Capital City
A League of American Bicyclists cycling instructor in California, Sonya Hendren, issued a request for bike advocates to send letters to Sacramento District Attorney Thien Ho about an apparent road rage incident in California’s capital city on August 12, 2023. For a sample letter, refer below. For a summary of the incident, see a report…
Bicycle Map for Monterey County / el mapa de bicicletas del condado de Monterey
El texto en el mapa de bicicletas delcondado de Monterey es bilingüe, español-inglés.Habla español: Maria Montielhttps://www.tamcmonterey.org/maria-montiel-administrative-assistant Monterey County Bike Map 2023 (the first new map since 2016) is available online and in print from the Transportation Agency for Monterey County. The printed maps are in a Z-fold format. You may submit a request for up…
Honor the Life of Roy Wiegand
Roy Wiegand was killed in a traffic collision while bicycling in Monterey County on July 29, 2023. Roy was in the final stretches of his 2,500-mile charity bike ride to support Dig Deep’s Navajo Water Project. To honor Roy’s life by making a donation to that project, or to share his fundraising page, see “Roy…
KSQD: Bicycling on Sidewalks
On Wednesday, July 26, 2023 at about 7:57 a.m. and again at 5:57 p.m., “Bicycling on Sidewalks” will air on KSQD. Listen at 90.7 FM or via the livestream on ksqd.org; or for more ways to listen, see https://ksqd.org/listen/ways-to-listen/. To support public education about bicycling, this piece was contributed to KSQD by the writer, Bicycling Monterey…
Take a Kid Mountain Biking Day, with Monterey Off Road Cycling Association (MORCA)
Think mountain biking is just for tough kids? Not with an inclusive community like Monterey Off Road Cycling Association/MORCA. See how girls and boys with wide-ranging athletic abilities–or no athletic ability–will often love getting closer to nature on two wheels.