League Certified Instruction: Traffic Skills 101, “Street Smarts”
This next League of American Bicyclists, Traffic Skills 101 class is scheduled for September 10 & 12. Friday evening is 6PM to 9, and Sunday on-bikes from 8AM to 1PM.
We’ll separate fact from fiction about bicycle safety, and teach real, proven, and effective behaviors to make cycling easier and less stressful. Basic mechanics and fitting are covered, too.
Skills and drills are part of this confidence building class. Here a student carves a turn on her commuting bike that would make a bike racer proud.
$35 includes materials, insurance, a written exam and (usually) a diploma “suitable for framing.” Contact Pete van Nuys, petevannuys@cox.net, 949 492 5737.
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Bike Commuting Workshop – Available for Your Workplace
OCBC Director, Pete van Nuys, makes a point during a recent Bike to Work presnetation in Huntington Beach.
Lunch and Learn, Brownbag Seminars, call ‘em what you will, OCBC has been busy since early May presenting the basics on biking to work for employees around OC.
Distilled from our Street Smarts 101 classes, the focus is on separating fact from fiction about bicycle safety. Employees are always surprised to learn what they feared most– being hit from behind– is actually the least likely thing to happen, even for untrained bicyclists. Awareness and legal behavior on the roadway reduces this likelyhood to near zero.
Also discussed are issues of bicycle parking, physical conditioning, and the big bugaboo, “Won’t I get all sweaty?” Because we encourage current bike commuters to attend, answers to these questions often come from attendees themselves.
BTW, how sweaty you get is entirely up to you. But driving or riding transit partway and/or taking it easy are a couple ways to stay cool on the way to work. You can always hammer on the way home. And even without showers and lockers, if you start your ride fresh from the shower at home, a few minutes with a washcloth in the restroom– and even a bottle of rubbing alcohol– will make you fresh as a daisy for your day on the job.
Call or email if you’d like to schedule this 50-minute presentation at your workplace.
Orange County’s monthly class for adults
and teens 14+.
This is the only class approved by the League of American Bicyclists,
developed over 30 years, producing thousands of happy, confident, and competent
on-road cyclists. For the full calendar of Traffic Skills 101 classes in Southern California, see the League of American Bicyclists calendar page.