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Sedona’s Red Rock Road — 10 years on
In late summer of 2010, the Verde Valley Cyclists Coalition celebrated the completion of the “Red Rock Road” project on Highway 179 between Sedona and the Village of Oak Creek. This was a monumental project,
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Triggering Traffic Signals
Triggering “demand” traffic signals by bicycles has been has been a problem for time immemorial… However it looks as though newer technology is creating the opportunity for more effective sensing. In general the best chance you have of triggering a demand signal is to pull up to the stop line in the center of the […]
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Our littlest riders
Coalition of Arizona Bicyclist’s Kathy Mills offered a class in bike safety to over 50 pre-school students of the Horizon Presbyterian Church, located in the Ahwatukee Foothills of Phoenix, Arizona. The early basics were stressed — stopping at stop signs, looking both ways, and helmet fit. Kathy is an LCI, a League Cycling Instructor, certified by […]
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Stop as Yield aka “The Idaho Stop”
The Idaho Stop is the common name for any law that allows people who are riding bicycles to treat a stop sign as a yield sign, and/or a red traffic signal as a stop sign. It is often referred to as the Idaho Stop as Idaho was the first state to adopt the law. Examples […]
Bicycles for People Who Need Them
Across Arizona there are groups who refurbish bicycles and provide them to people who need bikes. These groups provide bicycles for adults and children. Some of these groups provide shop space for doing repairs, earn-a-bike programs, repair and maintenance instruction, and more. These groups have opportunities for volunteers and are often looking for donations of […]
Letter to Gov Hobbs
The Coalition of Arizona Bicyclists, along with the Rob Dollar Foundation, was well as national organizations People For Bike, and the League of American Bicyclists sent a letter to Gov. Hobb’s Transportation Policy Advisor today regarding certain pending legislation, which we believe would have a negative impact on bicyclists and the traveling public. More details […]
