{"id":1092,"date":"2018-04-19T09:25:38","date_gmt":"2018-04-19T14:25:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.lvcat.org\/lvcat\/?page_id=1092"},"modified":"2019-06-14T13:42:22","modified_gmt":"2019-06-14T18:42:22","slug":"cyclingsavvy","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.car-free.org\/lvcat\/bike-somewhere\/cyclingsavvy\/","title":{"rendered":"CyclingSavvy"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #424242; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS';\">CyclingSavvy is a comprehensive bicycling traffic safety course for adults and teenagers. It offers bicyclists of any level, the tools to build confidence and foster cooperation with other drivers on the road. <\/span><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #424242; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS';\">What takes CyclingSavvy a step further is a communication skill set that prevents motorist frustration and creates positive interactions for bicycle riders.<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"gmail_default\">\n<ul>\n<li>This course is eye-opening for novice and experienced cyclists alike!<\/li>\n<li>Replace traffic anxiety with cooperation and flow!<\/li>\n<li>Look at familiar situations in new ways and apply new strategies!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><a href=\"http:\/\/CyclingSavvy.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Learn more at CyclingSavvy.org<\/a><\/h2>\n<p><b><span style=\"font-size: large;\">CyclingSavvy is a three-part course:<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><b><span style=\"color: #6aa84f; font-size: large;\">Truth &amp; Techniques of Traffic Cycling<\/span><\/b><span style=\"color: #424242; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">\u00a0&#8211; Through guided discussion with video and animation, this session familiarizes students with bicycle-specific laws, traffic dynamics and problem-solving strategies. Students discover that bicycle drivers are equal road users, with the right and ability to control their space.\u00a0(3 hours &#8211; classroom)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #6aa84f; font-size: large;\"><b>Train Your Bike<\/b><\/span><span style=\"color: #424242; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">\u00a0&#8211; This session is conducted in a parking lot. It consists of a set of progressive drills designed to increase students\u2019 control and comfort handling their bikes in various situations.\u00a0(3 hours &#8211; parking lot)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><b><span style=\"color: #6aa84f; font-size: large;\">Tour of Bethlehem<\/span><\/b><span style=\"color: #424242; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">\u00a0-This session is an experiential tour on city streets. The course includes a variety of road features (intersections, interchanges, merges, etc.) a cyclist might find in his\/her travels. The students travel as a group, stopping to survey and discuss each exercise location. After observing the feature, discussing the traffic dynamics and the best strategy\u00a0for safe and easy passage, the students ride through individually and regroup at a nearby location.\u00a0 \u00a0(3 hours &#8211; streets of Bethlehem)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b><u><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.lvcat.org\/lvcat\/calendar\/calendar-bicycling-classes\/\">See Class Calendar for Upcoming CyclingSavvy dates in Bethlehem<\/a><\/span><\/u><\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><span class=\"gmail-m_5919632284972868647gmail-m_-910596875641116154gmail-m_-5113721405017939094gmail-m_-2444240213765774934gmail-m_-8884649287177210574m_748100992366952830gmail-aBn\"><span class=\"gmail-m_5919632284972868647gmail-m_-910596875641116154gmail-m_-5113721405017939094gmail-m_-2444240213765774934gmail-m_-8884649287177210574m_748100992366952830gmail-aQJ\">Friday evening (6-9pm) and Saturday (9am-4pm)<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Registration requested at least one week before class date.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/cyclingsavvy.org\/events\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-size: xx-large;\">Sign up here for CyclingSavvy in Bethlehem<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"gmail_default\"><b>Cost is $95 for all three parts<\/b><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"gmail_default\">\n<div>The classes above will be co-taught by local Cycling Savvy certified instructors, John Schubert and Scott Slingerland.<\/div>\n<div><a href=\"http:\/\/www.lvcat.org\/lvcat\/wp-content\/uploads\/cyclingsavvy-flyer.pdf\">Download a PDF version of the CyclingSavvy flyer<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"gmail_default\">\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/cyclingsavvy.org\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"gmail-m_5919632284972868647gmail-m_-910596875641116154gmail-m_-5113721405017939094gmail-CToWUd gmail-m_5919632284972868647gmail-m_-910596875641116154gmail-CToWUd gmail-m_5919632284972868647gmail-CToWUd gmail-CToWUd\" style=\"font-size: 14px;\" src=\"https:\/\/mail.google.com\/mail\/u\/0\/?ui=2&amp;ik=fba40b1b8e&amp;view=fimg&amp;th=162de2e932847f4e&amp;attid=0.1&amp;disp=emb&amp;realattid=ii_jg6jfhy50_162de019bf1d442f&amp;attbid=ANGjdJ_yKbVww-uNTACS2lmVB73HKOXsTS2nFz4lOWk6_KDZ0Y74DISxyhge9dlgueJih7eQbXNaVaEyJF4pUT4TAiJ9NZYmFgkWanDJf2A9kxrWdf6OwBQRqrtPzVI&amp;sz=w778-h172&amp;ats=1524146661776&amp;rm=162de2e932847f4e&amp;zw&amp;atsh=1\" width=\"389\" height=\"86\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"gmail_default\">\u200bCyclingSavvy is a course of the American Bicycling Education Association (<a href=\"http:\/\/abea.bike\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">ABEA.bike<\/a>)\u200b.<\/div>\n<div><a href=\"http:\/\/abea.bike\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-1103\" src=\"http:\/\/www.lvcat.org\/lvcat\/wp-content\/uploads\/Logos\/Partner_Logos\/abea_logo_square.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"267\" height=\"214\" data-id=\"1103\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"gmail_default\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>CyclingSavvy is a comprehensive bicycling traffic safety course for adults and teenagers. 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