Videos on Safety
BIKING ON SIDEWALKS, plus examples of ordinances from Monterey County, California
Para una versión en español de este post, haga clic aquí. With some exceptions, biking on sidewalks is usually less safe than biking streets. At driveways and intersections, drivers typically aren’t expecting a person on a bicycle coming off a sidewalk. Nonetheless, a person who bikes may sometimes find a sidewalk their safest option. Reasons…
ANDAR EN BICICLETA EN LAS ACERAS además de ejemplos de ordenanzas del Condado de Monterey, California
For this post in English, click here.Para escuchar una lectura de “ANDAR EN BICICLETA POR LAS ACERAS” (en español, con subtítulos), vaya a canal de Youtube de Bicycling Monterey: https://youtu.be/1PaASfWy1cY Con algunas excepciones, andar en bicicleta por la acera o banqueta es por lo general menos seguro que hacerlo por la calle. En los cruces de…
Salinas Valley Active Transportation—Safe Routes to School and elsewhere
Update: Torstein Rehn, April 5, 2023, KSBW, “Gonzales to create [a pilot project, scheduled for April 7 – June 30, 2023 —see purple box below] bike routes, increase crosswalk visibility for school kids.” https://www.ksbw.com/article/gonzales-to-create-bike-routes-increase-crosswalk-visibility-for-school-kids/43521167 * * * The information below was previously published 17 September 2022, with some subsequent updates. * * * Update: Ryan…
Montar Inteligent: Videos de Smart Cycling
For English, see: Ride Smart: Smart Cycling Videos https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLEunXMVRYA7ThpCMXf92YG7z0kdCwCU9G En 2010 creamos una colección de recursos en español sobre ciclismo (información en español sobre ciclismo /resources/en-espanol), a la que hemos realizado numerosas actualizaciones posteriores. Entre esas actualizaciones: League of American Bicyclists / Bike League videos “Smart Cycling” en español, lanzados el 1 de mayo de…
Inmigrantes / Immigrants: “Haciendo una vida – El conocimiento es poder” / “Making a Life – Knowledge Is Power”
Immigrants on California’s Central Coast, and community groups working to inform and protect the rights of these residents. Spanish with English subtitles.
Video: “Stay in Your Lane” – Inspiration from Blackstone Bicycle Works
If you’ve followed Bicycling Monterey for years, you may remember that Blackstone Bicycle Works of Chicago is among those who played an inspirational role in Bicycling Monterey’s founding of the Monterey County Youth Center bike education program. Youth Center bike shed, on one of my days sorting used parts. Now Blackstone Bicycle Works has collaborated with Rhymefest…