Bicycle Board Members,

Now, you can take the classroom parts of the LAB course, Traffic Skills 101 on-line at your convenience. 

Finding 9 hours to take the Traffic Skills 101 class has always been the biggest obstacle to making the class happen.  A couple weeks ago, we pilot tested a new arrangement that lets you complete about half the course on-line at your convenience and then the other half on your bike with a group.

Recently, gunnar suggested that now would be a good time for Bicycle Board members to renew their understanding of traffic bicycling best practices.  He even suggested that he'd like to take the course again since it was 2007 when we took it.  Also, 5 of the current Bicycle Board members have not had the course so, when it comes to Bicycle Board road-oriented business, we risk spinning our wheels.

So, I'm inviting you to complete the on-line course at your convenience between now and January 9 and then to bring your bike to WVU Coliseum Room 252 at 9 am on Saturday, January 9 where we will do parking lot drills and then go out on the road to test what you learned from the on-line course.  We'll wrap up with lunch at Qdoba where we can review the day's fun.  (If the roads are slick or the temp is below freezing, we'll reschedule.)

I also encourage those of you that have completed Road I or Traffic Skills 101 to take the on-line course and tell me what you think of it compared to your face-to-face classroom experience in the course.  Participating in the parking lot and road drills would be fun, too.

The on-line course is at http://www.bikeed.org .  If you complete the course and plan on taking the "hands-on" part, print your on-line test score results and bring them with you to the Coliseum.  Passing the 4 on-line tests with a minimum score of 70 is a pre-requisite for the road work.

To get a certificate of completion from the League of American Bicyclists, you have to complete and return to me the attached registration form.  I will need it before January 2.  Alternatively, if you want to register on-line, go to http://www.morgantown.com/Confident-cycling.htm .  As you go through the registration process there, I'd appreciate your comments on the process since it's a work in progress.

Happy Holidays!

Frank
LCI #1703
Cyclists fare best when they act and are treated as drivers of vehicles