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NEW!
Route Slips of popular recreational
bicycle rides in and near Bakersfield!
Long routes, short routes, easy, difficult - suited
to all abilities
See our Maps and Routes page
for a full listing!
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Learn More. Ride Smart. Don't miss our Traffic Tips page for great safety info |
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Practical Bicycles for Real Transportation
They've had them in Europe for years. Practical
bicycles with locks, kickstands, racks, lights and more built in. Great
for pedaling to the store, school or work, or even for touring. Finally,
we have them in America too. Check out Breezer
Bikes from mountain bike pioneer Joe Breeze and his company.
Bicycling Myths
Click here to read nine common bicycling myths and the facts that blow them away!
Safety Quiz
Test your knowledge with this cool bike safety quiz from the East Bay Bicycle Coalition. Click here and check it out!
News and Information
Study from Vancounver, BC shows
overall positive benefits of bike routes and paths to communities.
Click here to read it.
Why Engineer Activity into our Communities?
Click here for the Center For Disease
Control's Fact Sheet on Active Community Environments (Adobe Acrobat
File)
CalTrans Directive shows commitment to accommodating non-motorized travel.
Click here to read CalTrans Deputy Directive DD-64 on accommodating non-motorized travel.
Looks good on paper. Now let's make it a reality!
More News
Bicyclists Encouraged to Report
Road Problems
Support the Coalition!
Share The Road Signs!
Report road problems
If you ride, you know where the poor road
surfaces, parallel sewer grates, inadequate shoulders and other problems
are, go to our
Contact Government page and let our city staff
know about it. The city can't fix what it doesn't know about, so let them
- and us - know.
5 Traffic Principles
That could save your life!
• Ride on the right side of the road. Always go with the flow of traffic, never against it.
• Yield to cross traffic on larger or busier streets, or when signs or signals require it.
• At intersections, position yourself according to where you want to go. Use the lane fartherest right that will take you where you want to go (ie. rightmost left turn lane for a left turn)
• Between intersections, position yourself according to your speed. Slower traffic nearer the curb; faster traffic nearer the center of the roadway.
• Whenever changing lanes or roadway position, yield to traffic in the lane or position you want to move into.
For more info and illustrations, see our Traffic Tips page.
For more on these principles, see the book and accompanying video, "Effective Cycling" by John Forester.
