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Bicyclist Education:
Traffic Solutions can
arrange a one-hour bike safety training workshop at your workplace.
The interactive program lasts one hour and is free to companies and
agencies who agree to publicize the workshop. For more information,
contact Traffic Solutions at 963-SAVE.
For information on bike
trainings for individuals, visit the Santa Barbara Bike Coalition's
CycleSmart
program website.
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 Free Santa Barbara County Bike
Map:
The Santa
Barbara County Bike Map is one of the most popular items produced byTraffic
Solutions. Now you can access the high
resolution bike map online.
If you would like to order a free hard copy of the map,
click here.
For bike map info spanning the Counties of Santa Cruz, San Benito, Monterey,
San Luis Obispo, and Santa Barbara, please visit
Caltrans
District 5, or download their
bike guide.
Great Reasons to Bike to Work! |
- Bicycling is excellent
exercise and can improve your health.
- Reduce your
contributions to air pollution.
- Reduce your
contributions to global warming.
- Feel refreshed
and invigorated when you arrive at work.
- It's quick: many people can
comfortably cycle five miles in twenty
minutes.
- It's cheap: no
gas required.
- Parking is a
cinch.
Tips to Get Started:
- If you've never ridden a
bike to work, determine the best route and do a "trial run" to
familiarize yourself with the route, as well as check timing
issues. Contact us for route planning assistance or a
free bike map.
(Call (805) 963-SAVE or
email us --make sure to include your
mailing address!).
- Make sure you
have the right equipment. Your bike doesn't have to be "top of
the line" but it should be tuned up and in good working order.
You should also have a helmet, reflectors, a bike light, and a
basket or pannier. Don't forget a bike lock! Low cost bike
helmets ($9) are available through the Santa Barbara County
Public Health Department. Call (805) 681-5432 for more information.
The Commute Challenge
Dreaming about the Team Bike
Challenge again? Well, get ready to ride and compete against other green
commuters! This year, we are excited to announce the expansion of the Team
Bike Challenge to include all modes of sustainable transportation and are
naming it the Commute Challenge. The Commute Challenge will run for
two months this year and will begin in August. As with the Team Bike
Challenge, the Commute Challenge will be a friendly, team-based competition
where teams of 5 individuals will compete for fun, glory, and prizes. Teams
can be exclusively made up of bicyclists, or they can be a mix of any
other sustainable transportation users (bus, carpool, vanpool, walk, skate,
train, telecommute). Any day that an auto trip is avoided can be counted
toward the Commute Challenge – as long as the user wears spandex – just
kidding. This year the challenge will even feature competition amongst
employers (contact us now to
sign-up your company). And remember, each team needs at least two newbies in
the area of sustainable transportation.
More Resources:
The Santa Barbara Bicycle
Coalition maintains some wonderful bicycle resources on their website.
Please visit them for more on the following topics:
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