[SDCBC] New Cyclist Education (was: Re: Pershing and the I-5)

[Danette Hoffert]

I will contact the media/film dept. of some of the universities around
here.  Maybe someone would be up to a grand project for their resume.
Anyone know an ambitious up and coming film video student?
Danette

On Fri, Jun 27, 2008 at 10:49 AM, Kathy Keehan <execdir at sdcbc.org> wrote:

>  I think an online training course would be a great idea, but I have no
> one to put it together. Do I hear some volunteers?
>
> Kathy
>
>
>
> *From:* sdcbc-bounces at bikesandiego.org [mailto:
> sdcbc-bounces at bikesandiego.org] *On Behalf Of *Eric Converse
> *Sent:* Thursday, June 26, 2008 6:37 PM
> *To:* fuse at san.rr.com; SDCBC at bikesandiego.org
> *Subject:* Re: [SDCBC] New Cyclist Education (was: Re: Pershing and the
> I-5)
>
>
>
> Grand idea Mr. Litchfield.  Online training would be a great way to get
> some of the education out of the way.  If done correctly it can be
> interactive, entertaining and educational (I hope).  Is the SDCBC
> considering an online training course?  This would at least make the theory
> accessible to everyone who wants it.
>
> My 2 cents.
>
> Eric
>
> ----- Original Message ----
> From: "fuse at san.rr.com" <fuse at san.rr.com>
> To: SDCBC at bikesandiego.org
> Sent: Thursday, June 26, 2008 11:37:42 AM
> Subject: [SDCBC] New Cyclist Education (was: Re: Pershing and the I-5)
>
> Hi Everyone,
>
> I'm new here - actually I'm greener than green, having only owned a bike
> for the last month.  So I think I have a somewhat different perspective on
> cyclist education, having recently been one of those in the "uneducated
> masses".
>
> Having recently taken the Road I class, I know there is a lot of material
> to cover.  I also know that when I started looking for classes, the only one
> I found would consume three precious summer Saturdays, in Oceanside.  No way
> as a casual user am I driving 30 miles each way and missing three Saturday
> barbecues to learn how to ride a bike.  Sorry, but there it is.
>
> I think the knowledge of how to cycle correctly in traffic should be
> available to everyone more easily.  I was one of the lucky ones.  Eventually
> I found you through the Ridelink website, had an experienced cyclist show me
> it was possible (thanks, Trevor), borrowed the "Effective Cycling" from the
> library (thanks, John) and practiced the basics at the Road I class (thanks,
> Jim).
>
> So where does one start when trying to reach the uneducated masses?
>
> I think you need to start with the bike shops.  Every time someone
> purchases a bike, or hauls their cobwebbed bike out of the garage and brings
> it to the LBS for a tune-up, they should go home with a SDCBC flyer, a
> booklet on how to ride in traffic safely, and a schedule of bike classes.
>
> What bike classes?  Well, the ones the SDCBC offers, for starters.  But
> also, how about traffic cycling as a physical education option in middle
> school?  Highschool?  Community college?  Get 'em young -- before they have
> their driver's license and so they HAVE to bike to get anywhere.
>
> Some LBS have free clinics that cover basics, with the compensation being
> that you buy the stuff you need for your bike in the shop afterwards.  What
> if we had instructors cooperate with the shops to give a "commuter clinic"
> where the theory of cycling in traffic is covered?  Then they go buy their
> panniers to carry their work clothes.  Have a session covering traffic and
> leave out the bicycle maintenance (which really needs its own clinic) and
> practice.  It is not ideal, but I believe it may be better than nothing,
> which is what I knew last month.
>
> (Last month I was riding on the sidewalks - often the wrong way - because I
> thought it was dangerous to be in the road.  I read those gory newspaper
> articles too.)
>
> I have no idea how to make this happen or who is going to pay for it.  I
> don't even know if any of these ideas are feasible, or if they are as
> terrible as my activist ability.  But if nothing else, it sure would have
> helped me last month to have a flyer pointing me in the right direction
> attached to my shiny new bicycle.
>
> E. Litchfield
>
>
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