Welcome to BCP Safety Issues

This page contains links to to items related to bicycling safety.  If there are additional items that  you feel should be added to this page feel free to send them to the webmaster

• Safety and Group Riding Tips.  This BCP brochure is particularly useful for new riders but contains information which will benefit all riders.   It is in pdf format.  See the links below if you do not have an Acrobat Reader.   Safety and Group Riding Tips

• Share the Road and Ride Safely.  This was originally prepared as a set of guidelines for riders in the Scenic Schuylkill Century but contains useful reminders for all bicycle riders. It is also in pdf format. Share the Road and Ride Safely

• Coordinated Emergency Response to a Serious Accident on a Group Ride.  See "What To Do In Case of a Serious Accident on a Group Ride" on the Ride Leader Info Page of the BCP web site.

•    Some Safety Tips www.bicyclesafe.com

• League Of American Bicyclists     Website Section on Resources for Better and Safer Cycling: http://www.bikeleague.org/resources/better.
• Bicycling Street Smarts This is a link to a booklet called Bicycling Street Smarts  by John S. Allen.  This link was submitted by Christine Martha. http://www.bikexprt.com/streetsmarts/usa/index.htm .

• Pennsylvania Bicycle Driver's Manual This one is released by the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation. This link was submitted by Leland Mayne who is the President of the Neighborhood Bike Works.  It is entitled Pennsylvania Bicycle Driver's Manual .  It has a forward which provides Sections of Pennsylvania Law which pertain to pedalcycles (a/k/a bicycles) and then it incorporates the article by John S. Allen. To read http://safety.fhwa.dot.gov/ped_bike/docs/pamanual.pdf To download ftp://ftp.dot.state.pa.us/public/PubsForms/Publications/PUB%20380.pdf.

• New York Cycle Club Bicycle Accident Survey The New York Cycle Club, a 1,600+ member organization, located in New YorkCity, is conducting a worldwide bicycle accident survey. The results will be published as part o f a cycling risk assessment study that will be made freely available to the public at t he conclusion of the survey. It is for education and advocacy purposes. The survey contains dozens of data points and its design is streamlined to have folks get through the survey as quickly and efficiently as possible. Here is the link: http://www.nycc.org/ras/