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Bike to Work Day Destination Businesses

Please check back often. More businesses to come. Want to add your business? Go here!

Ride your bike to these businesses on Bike-To-Work-Day, May 18, 2012 for special discounts and offers exclusively for cyclists. (and you don’t have to be going to work, but please ride your bike wherever it takes you)

Appalachian Outdoors, 123 S. Allen St, State College
15% Off the Camelback Podium Water Bottle (excellent bike bottle)
Fresh Harvest Kafé, 421 E. Beaver Ave, State College.
Cycle to the Fresh Harvest, show us your helmet or bike and get 25% off your order.
Hildebrand Chiropractic, 1460 Martin St., State College
If you stop by, you’ll receive a consultation at no charge, and if you schedule an appointment by May 25th, you’ll receive a consultation AND digital xrays at no charge.
Webster’s Bookstore Café, 133 E. Beaver Ave (main entrance on Humes Alley), State College
Come in by bike and receive a free Medium Coffee OR a Freshly Brewed Hot or Iced Tea!
Wegman’s Coffee Bar, 345 Colonnade Blvd, State College
Coupon for $2.00 off any hot or cold beverage. Just bring your helmet along to the coffee bar to get your coupon.

Street Skills for Cyclists

June 9th

Or print this page and mail with your
check payable to CRBC:

Name: _______________________

Addr: _______________________

CityStZip: _____________________

Mail to:
Paul Rito
233 Bradley Ave
State College, PA

Mailed registrations must be received by
Wednesday, June 6.

Street Skills for Cyclists

Do you feel intimidated on the road? Want to improve your cycling handling skills? This one day, nine hour course gives cyclists of all experience levels the confidence they need to ride safely and legally in traffic or on trails. Among the topics included are bicycle safety checks, maintenance tips, on-bike skills training and crash avoidance techniques. A student manual is included, and the day is concluded with a group ride to practice your vehicular cycling skills. This fast paced course is recommended for anyone 14 years of age or older.

Where: Videon Central, 2171 Sandy Drive, State College, PA 16803
When:Saturday, June 9, 2012
Time: 9 AM to 6 PM, Lunch will be provided.
Required equipment: Bring your bicycle (any style is fine) and a helmet. Helmets are required for all participants for insurance and safety reasons. You may also want to bring cycling gloves and a water bottle. We’ll have sunscreen on hand.

Taught by League of American Bicyclists certified instructors Paul Rito and Chuck Anderson. Scholarships are available. For more information, call Paul at 814-404-5087.

New PA Bicycle Safety Law Signed

“Pennsylvania enacted a new bicycle safety law on Thursday, February 2, 2012. The new law now requires motorists to allow at least four feet of space between their vehicle and a bicycle when passing a bicyclist.

The law also makes it legal for a driver to cross a double yellow line into an opposing lane of traffic, when necessary to allow for the four feet clearance when passing a bicyclist on the right. If there is oncoming cars in the other direction, the motorist would have to wait until it is safe to pass the bicyclist and provide the mandated four feet clearance.

The law further allows a bicyclist to ride slower on the road than the posted maximum speed, and makes it illegal for a vehicle to cut off a bicyclist when the motorist is turning right.

The law becomes effective in sixty (60) days and is deisgned to reduce injuries which frequently do occur when a bicyclist and driver are involved in a car wreck or car accident. Harrisburg and Central Pennsylvania tend to have more of these types of injury causing accidents due to the rural nature of the area.”

Posted by Scott Cooper, Attorney on http://harrisburg.injuryboard.com

Another article in the Morning Call: http://blogs.mcall.com/capitol_ideas/2012/02/things-government-does-dept-gov-corbett-signs-bicycle-safety-bill-into-law.html

Full text of House Bill 170 can be found here.