San Diego County Bicycle Coalition

“What You Can Do to Fix America’s Traffic Laws – And Why You Should”

Bicycling Magazine’s January/February 2009 issue had a special report – “What You Can Do to Fix America’s Traffic Laws – And Why You Should”. Bicycle Magazine makes suggestions for taking action. Here’s what you can do locally to make things better.

The San Diego County Bicycle Coalition is already working hard to get the word out about bicyclists’ rights – we welcome your input and membership! You can join the 1100 members of the Coalition to make our voice even stronger on active.com.
Call or write to your State Assemblyperson or State Senator and ask them to make the penalties for injuring or killing bicyclists stronger. Need to know who to contact? Give us a call or send and email and we can help you figure out who you should write to.
Want to do more? Join our growing effort to create a ‘bicycling bill of rights’ to strengthen laws in California to protect bicyclists and provide appropriate penalties for drivers who injure or kill bicyclists. We’re scheduling a group meeting to start the campaign soon. Call (858) 487-6063 or email execdir@sdcbc.org to volunteer.
Participate in one of the upcoming events to raise bicyclists’ visibility – see our calendar for details of upcoming events, including the Ride of Silence, EarthFair, Bike to Work Day, and others.
Volunteer some time working for bicycling. The Coalition has office hours that fit many people’s schedule, along with volunteer night the second Wednesday of every month. Or you can volunteer at the City Heights Bike Kitchen http://www.bikesd.org/2009/09/bikes-del-pueblo-keeps-mid-city-rolling/) or the San Diego Velodrome (www.sdvelodrome.com)
Want to do something today? Go for a ride. If you see a road hazard, use your cell phone camera to take a picture and send it to us, along with the info on when and where the picture was taken (be SPECIFIC!). Call it in to the appropriate jurisdiction to get it fixed (see our page … to find out the number.) Don’t know who to call? Call or email us!
Maybe you have a great idea for another way to get involved. Let us know. Call or email to get more involved.

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