Greetings fellow cycling enthusiasts, 

 

Consider your answers (true or false) to the following statements:

 

1. According to Florida law, bikes are not vehicles.

 

2. Wider lanes are safer for traffic.

 

3. The most common car-bike collisions are head-on.

 

4. Riding a bike on a sidewalk is safer than using a bike lane.

 

5. Cyclists are not required by law to obey traffic signs.

 

The correct answer to each statement is FALSE. 

 

If you answered TRUE to any of the statements, you would benefit from the upcoming GCC bike education events, "Basics of Street Cycling".

 

We will hold three (3) such events during May, which is National Bike Month. Here is the calendar, which also appears on the GCC main web page:

 

Wednesday, May 3, 6 to 8 PM in The Freewheel Project'sclassroom

Tuesday, May 9, 6 to 8 PM at Alachua County Headquarters Library

Wednesday, May 10, 6 to 8 PM in at Millhopper Branch Library 

If anybody wants to aerue about the correct answers, come on out, we'll see you at a bike education event!

 

There will also be events later in the summer in August. 

 

Stephen Perz

GCC Bike Education Director 

League of American Bicyclists LCI #864