Free Bicycle Safety Classes, Family Cycling Workshops, and Kids Bike Rodeos

We offer free bicycle safety classes for cyclists of all ages. Check out the one right for you and get signed up...

• Traffic Skills 101 for 14 years and older, including adults

• Family Cycling Workshops for parents and kids

• Kids Bike Rodeos

Traffic Skills 101

Free front/back bike light set to every bicyclist who completes our two-day Traffic Skills 101 safety class.

Classroom Workshop:

• 3.5 hour workshop taught by one of our bicycle safety instructors certified by the League of American Bicyclists. In this class you will learn the basic rules of the road as they apply to bicyclists, how to dress and equip your bicycle, helmet fitting, using transit, safety information and the main principles of riding predictably, visibly, and communicating with motorists by your actions and signals. No bike required.

Road Class:

• 6.5 hour, on-road, on-your-bike practice session, working in small groups with our certified instructors to improve your handling skills, emergency maneuvers, and ability to safely share the road with other traffic. Drinks and snacks provided.

Classroom Workshop Schedule:

Fremont

Tuesday, March 9, 2010, 6:00-9:30pm
Fremont Family Resource Center
Register for this Fremont class.

Women's class in Emeryville

Thursday, March 25, 2010, 6:00-9:30pm
Title Nine business office, 6201 Doyle Street, Emeryville, CA 94608

To respond to student requests, we are holding this class for self-identified women to create a supportive, comfortable space for women to participate in learning cycling skills. Led by Diane Serafini & Bonnie Wehmann, local League of American Bicyclists Certified Cycling Instructors.
Register for this women's class in Emeryville.

Oakland

Tuesday, April 6, 2010, 6:00-9:30pm
Kaiser Oakland Medical Center
3701 Broadway, 2nd floor Physical Therapy Conference Room
Register for this Oakland class.

Albany

Saturday, April 17, 1:00-4:30pm
Albany YMCA annex
1216 Solano Ave, Albany, CA 94706
Register for this Albany class.


Richmond

Thursday, April 22, 2010, 6:00-9:30pm
Kaiser Richmond Medical Center
601 Nevin Avenue, Conference Room C3
Register for this Richmond class.

Dublin

Thursday, April 29, 2010, 5:30-9:00pm
Dublin Civic Center Library
Dublin City Hall
Register for this Dublin class.

Alameda

Saturday, May 1, 2010, 2:30-5:30pm
Congregational Church of Alameda Social Hall
1912 Central Ave
Alameda 94501
- An IBM Community Grant will supply a helmet to each attendee while supplies last.
Register for this Alameda class.


Pleasanton

Tuesday, May 4, 2010, 6:00-9:30pm
Cultural Arts Classroom, Amador Recreation Center
4477 Black Ave, Pleasanton, CA, 94566
Register for this Pleasanton class.

Oakland

Thursday, May 6, 2010, 6:00-9:30pm
Kaiser Oakland Medical Center
3801 Howe Street, Fabiola Building, Conference Room G65B
Register for this Oakland May 6 class.

Alameda

Saturday, May 29, 2010, 2:30-5:30pm
Congregational Church of Alameda Social Hall
1912 Central Ave
Alameda 94501
- An IBM Community Grant will supply a helmet to each attendee while supplies last.
Register for this Alameda class.

San Leandro

Wednesday, June 2, 2010, 6:00-9:30pm
Main Library, downtown
300 Estudillo Ave
San Leandro 94577
Register for this San Leandro class.

Hayward

Saturday, June 26, 2010, 1:00-4:30pm
Hayward Public Library
835 C Street (between Mission Blvd and Watkins St)
Hayward, CA 94541
Register for this Hayward class.

Road Class Schedule:

Oakland

Saturday, March 27, 10am-4:30pm
Joseph P. Bort Metrocenter, 101 Eighth St at Oak, next to Lake Merritt BART Station
Register for this Oakland Road class

Pleasanton

Saturday, May 8, 2010
Cultural Arts Classroom, Amador Recreation Center
4477 Black Ave, Pleasanton, CA, 94566
Register for this Pleasanton class.


Berkeley

Saturday, June 19, 2010
Malcolm X Elementary School
1731 Prince Street
Berkeley 94703
Registration opens April 1 for this Berkeley class

"I endorse the bicycle safety education program of the East Bay Bicycle Coalition and encourage all bicyclists to take an EBBC safety class. I also encourage police departments to promote these bicycle safety classes," Patrol Sergeant Shawn Maples, El Cerrito Police Department.

Download our Bicycle Safety Class Post Card to print and help us distribute. Thanks for spreading the word!

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Family Cycling Workshops

The family that rides together thrives together!
Safe road bicycling takes a lot more than balance, a helmet and a good attitude. Join the East Bay Bicycle Coalition and REI safety instructors for a morning of fun games, safety drills, skills building, and a neighborhood ride. For kids able to ride a bike and who are ready to ride on the roadways with their parents. Parents and kids must attend together and should bring their own bikes. Each child receives a free red blinky light for participating!

Berkeley

Sunday, May 16, 9am-11:30am
REI Berkeley, 1338 San Pablo Ave at Gilman, Berkeley, CA 94710
Register for this Family Cycling Workshop

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Kids Bike Rodeos

absolutely free at your school!

The East Bay Bicycle Coalition and Safe Routes to Schools Alameda County/Transform are offering Kids Bike Rodeos at schools in Alameda County starting in Fall 2009–absolutely free of charge! Our team of youth cycling instructors conduct a 1-3 hour fun-filled bike rodeo at many elementary schools and festivals around the East Bay. The rodeos include a bike safety course, skills building, walking and bicycling safety instruction, rides and free helmets for the kids. The Kids Bike Rodeos are for grades 3-5 approximately. We can provide bikes.

Upcoming Kids Bike Rodeos:

Glen View Elementary School: t.b.d.
Washington Elementary School: t.b.d.
Malcolm X Elementary School: Spring '10
John Muir Elementary School: Spring '10

Completed Kids Bike Rodeos:

Redwood Heights Elementary School: February 8, 2010 (94 kids)
LeConte Elementary School: Thursday, December 9, 2009 (60 kids)
Oxford Elementary School: Thursday, November 19, 2009 (63 kids)

The deadline for applying for a rodeo has passed for the Fall. Please check back in January, 2010 for our next round of rodeos. We received nine applications and are reviewing them for final decision on how many rodeos to offer this Fall. If you submitted an application, we will be in touch with you shortly. Thanks for applying.

Testimonials

"My son David really got a lot out of the bicycle safety class -- thanks so much! We live in Fremont, and my son's biking 6 mi. to school (leaving in the dark in the a.m.), so I really wanted him to have the class. He's going to take the road class too coming up on October 31."
Carolyn Berke, Fremont resident



"I better understand "the rules" and my confidence is increased, which raises the level of both my comfort and safety. I appreciated the mix of lecture, demonstration, diagram explanations, video examples, and resources provided on paper to take with me. It felt empowering and supportive to participate with other bicyclists, enforcing my connection to the whole local biking community."
Donna Khanvali, Alameda resident

"I feel much more confident and relaxed on the road, now that I know how to position myself and how to communicate with drivers. I've noticed very experienced cyclists doing very risky maneuvers and now I know a bad example when I see it!"
Ellen Gould, Oakland resident

Funded through grants and support from the Alameda County Transportation Improvement Authority, Kaiser Permanente and the East Bay Community Foundation.

EBBC has worked to ensure and promote the safety of bicyclists and their bikes throughout the East Bay for over thirty years. EBBC-sponsored, League of American Bicyclists-led Street Skills cycling courses provide cyclists with tips and strategies for surviving on busy streets. Know your rights and responsibilities and ride safely! To test your knowledge of the CA Vehicle Code as it applies to bicyclists please take EBBC's Bicycle Safety Quiz. Also, check out the variety of resources on the web (such as BicycleSafe.com.)

Improve local conditions for cyclists by reporting hazardous conditions, through convenient online form provided by the East Bay Bicycle Coalition. See Report Hazards.