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Posts Tagged ‘bicycle education’

Report Aggressive Drivers With The Colorado Bicyclist Hotline

Monday, May 10th, 2010

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Did you know that the Colorado State Police have a hotline for bicyclists to report aggressive driving if they see a motorist putting a bicyclist at risk?

The phone number is Star CSP (*277) when dialed from a mobile phone. Thanks to a State Patrol partnership with mobile phone companies calls to this hotline are free. (more…)

Brains On Bikes Outsmarts Cancer

Monday, April 5th, 2010

In 2006, Anne Feely was diagnosed with brain cancer and told that she didn’t have long to live.

Instead of resigning herself to this fate, she got educated and fought back. In less than a week’s time, she will cycle across America from San Francisco to Washington, D.C. with her friend Gundy and her dog Walter to raise awareness and funds to fight brain cancer.

Learn more about the Brains On Bikes campaign, and learn how to get involved with local support events at BrainsOnBikes.org.

Image: Brain cancer survivor Anne Feeley and her friend Gundala Hennig train for Brains on Bikes, a ride across the USA to raise money and awareness for brain cancer research. (Photo by Animal Monday – All Rights Reserved)

Traffic Skills 101 – A Smart Cycling Sampler Class Thursday Evenings February 25 through April 17

Tuesday, February 9th, 2010

3817631960_b860872f1fThe Bike Co-op will offer a modular class in Bicycle Traffic Skills 101 – a Smart Cycling Sampler every Thursday evening beginning  February 25 and running through April 17 (a Saturday, when the Thursday evening classroom skills will be put to the test on a three-hour session on bikes).

Classes begin at 7 p.m. at the Bike Co-op at 331 North College Avenue and run an hour and a half.

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