What is Smart Cycling?

For course descriptions and more information about the the League of American Bicyclists' (LAB) Smart Cycling program, go to the LAB Web site.

Smart Cycling Street Skills 101

This fast-paced, nine-hour course is the League of American Bicyclist course that prepares cyclists to be comfortable riding on the street by giving them a full understanding of bicycling and by practicing lane positioning and developing the skills to avoid crashes. Students need a helmet and a multi-speed bike.

The course includes a student manual and covers all the following:
- On the road training
- Emergency skills, crash avoidance techniques
- Changing a flat, overview of maintenance
- Bicycle selection and fit
- Equipment and accessories
- Positioning in the lane to communicate and bicycle on the street with cars.

To request a class in your area, please e-mail Jeffery Rosenhall.

Scheduled Street Skills 101 Courses

May 27, 2009 – 5 p.m. - 8 p.m. three Wednesdays

Bicycle Chef - 3184 N Street
The class is given on three Wednesday evenings, May 27, June 3 and June 10, by Owen Howlett and Marilyn Bryant, instructors certified by the League of American Bicyclists.

Course fee $50
Call Sacramento TMA to RSVP by May 22nd: 737-1513.
Cyclists will ride streets in midtown and downtown Sacramento.

May 30, 2009 – 9 a.m. - 1 p.m.

Bicycle Kitchen - 1915 I Street
If you would like to take Cycling 101 on a weekend, the nine-hour course will be offered on June 20 and June 27, 9 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.,
The class is taught by Owen Howlett and John Gravois, instructors certified by the League of American Bicyclists.
Course fee $50
To RSVP, e-mail Jeffery Rosenhall by June 1st.
Cyclists will ride streets in midtown and downtown Sacramento.

Free Smart Cycling Training Opportunities!

Smart Cycling Clinics

Smart Cycling Clinics are free one-hour or less sessions, suitable for brown bag lunches, designed for new or potential bike commuters.  Feel more comfortable cycling in traffic.  Gain the fitness benefits of making trips by bike.  If you want to be a safer, more knowledgeable cyclist, plan on attending!   The clinic briefly covers basic Smart Cycling information in a PowerPoint presentation and offers an opportunity for questions and answers.  Instructors are League Certified.  

Some employers have made the clinics at their worksites open to the public.   If you are not an employee, but wish to attend one of the worksite sessions listed below, please RSVP as indicated.

If you are an Employee Transportation Coordinator or someone else at a major employer who would like to schedule a Smart Cycling Clinic during March, April or May, please contact SABA.   At least 10 attendees are needed for each clinic.

Scheduled Smart Cycling Clinics for 2009:

Sacramento Area League Certified Instructors (LCI)

SABA Smart Cycling Scholarship Offer for Government Officials

The Sacramento Area Bicycle Advocates (SABA) announces a scholarship offer for elected and appointed officials, government staff and members of the media. The scholarships cover the costs of the League of American Bicyclists' Smart Cycling Traffic Skills 101 course.

If you have not taken this course, we encourage you to do so. We also ask that you pass word about the scholarship offer to others who meet eligibility requirements.

SABA Smart Cycling Scholarships

General

SABA wants government officials making decisions about cycling and media representatives who comment on transportation to be knowledgeable about cycling skills, cycling safety, traffic principles and road conditions. Therefore, it is encouraging officials to take the League of American Bicyclists' basic Smart Cycling course, Traffic Skills 101, by offering scholarships to cover course costs.  The Traffic Skills 101 course is taught by League Certified Instructors and is generally 9-10 hours in length. At the discretion of the instructor, it may be taught in sessions over one, two or three days.

Eligibility

The SABA Smart Cycling Scholarships are available to members of the following groups in the SACOG region on a first-come, first-served basis:

     City, county and other government agency staff members who work in planning and transportation jobs that affect cycling.

     City and county planning commissioners

     City council members and county supervisors.

     Members of the media who report on transportation

Procedures

1. Contact SABA by mail (909 12th Street, Suite 116, Sacramento , CA 95814-2931) or e-mail to receive approval.  Provide name, contact information, including job title.  Provide one-sentence description of how your job affects cycling.

2. Applicants make their own course arrangements with instructors.

3. Submit documentation of course completion and course costs to SABA. You will be reimbursed for course cost up to $50.

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Last updated: Monday, 18-May-2009 15:16:55 EDT