Category: News

  • Street Skills for Cyclists

    June 9th

    Sign up now: space is limited!

     

    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.

  • “Bicycle Dreams” Thanks

    Thanks to the sponsors who helped bring “Bicycle Dreams” to the State Theatre: 

    • RBR Recumbent Cycles
    • Matson & Associates
    • Freeze Thaw Cycles
    • Videon Central 
    •  Nittany Mountain Biking Association
    • The Bicycle Shop

    And to everyone at the State Theatre, for a well-run, smooth, supportive operation. 

    And to CRBC board member Dr. Jim Serene, for organizing the presentation of the movie, promoting it, and generally running a one-man show to get the movie on the screen at the State

    What was “Bicycle Dreams”? — check out our story here: http://www.centrebike.org/articles/news/180-qbicycle-dreamsq-at-the-state-theatre.html