Long Beach Cyclists

Learning bike safety is becoming "the most important it's been in a long time" for riders at Cal State Long Beach.

Or at least that is what Long Beach Cyclists member Dominic Dougherty thinks after an arguable increase in bike riders at CSULB.

According to an Long Beach Cyclists Advocacy and Community (LBCAC) blog, the Long Beach Cyclists promote cycling as a sustainable transportation option. They do this through community, advocacy and education.

Long Beach Cyclists has been around since the late 1990s, and according to LBCAC member Dominic Doughtery, the organization was instrumental in drafting the current Bicycle Master Plan for Long Beach.

"We go over everything you need to know about [bike safety] and using it as a vehicle," LBCAC member Travis Bos said. "Vehicular cycling on campus is increasing and understanding the mantra of how to be on the road, communicate with drivers and being safe [is important]. It's eyeopening once it's defined what is expected of [bikers] on the road."

People looking to learn more about the organization can attend one of their three-hour monthly traffic skills meetings that take place the third Wednesday of each month. The meeting place is at the Pyramid Annex.

Also, there is an "activity" meeting, which is when members put their traffic-skills knowledge into practice by going out on the road and using the knowledge they've learned. This happens the third Saturday of each month.

Next meeting for traffic skills meeting: May 20 (Wednesday)
Next "activity" meeting: May 23 (Saturday)

Sources:

Long Beach Cyclists
Long Beach Cyclists blog
LBCAC members Travis Bos and Dominic Doughtery
Photo (courtesy of http://masterscycling.files.wordpress.com/2009/03/bicycle-crash.jpg): A person who crashed his bike.