The San Francisco Bicycle Coalition did a nice piece in their monthly “Tube Times” titled “What About Scofflaw? Perception, Reality and What We’re Doing About It.”
Though it’s SF based it highlights some of the issues all bike advocacy organizations face, especially in communities where cycling is increasing and more attention is being drawn to “cyclists behavior”. I think it touches on some good points.
GEARs is working on some of the same issues locally and is doing positive work for change, including working with the police and courts on the bike education diversion program as well as our normal Bike Education course.
If you haven’t taken a Traffic Skills 101 course yet sign up now: http://edu.eugenegears.org/classes
Also, don’t forget to renew your membership: http://eugenegears.org/membership
Finally: “On a daily basis, be a bicycle ambassador by being a great representative of Eugene’s amazing, diverse and growing community of people who bicycle. Stop behind the crosswalk, give pedestrians the right-of-way and others will follow.”
