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Bike Laws 

Share the Road 

  • Cyclists have same rights, rules and responsibilities as motorists (14-286a)

  • Bike helmets are required for children age 15 and younger biking on CT roadways  and CT parks (14-286d), and for all riders of electric bikes. (14-289k)

 

Resources

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Bike Education 

Upcoming Classes​​

Online Classes

Find a ClassLeague of American Bicyclists 

Safe Routes to School

Safe Routes to School (SRTS) is a national initiative dedicated to improving conditions around schools so that more children can safely walk and bike to school.  SRTS programs promote safety and lifestyle choices that lead to healthier bodies and a healthier earth.  Federal and state SRTS programs support local SRTS programs with training, technical assistance, and grants. 

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Simsbury Public Schools

Bike safety in PE class.  Simsbury Public Schools’ Department of Physical Education and Health is proud to be administering one of the only Bike Safety Education programs in Connecticut elementary schools.  During P.E. class 4th, 5th, and 6th graders learn bike safety essentials like helmet and bike fit, balancing, braking, signaling, spacing and proper road etiquette.  The curriculum, developed in Simsbury in 2012, is taught by P.E. teachers who have attended train-the-trainer workshops in bike safety education.  Simsbury also hosts workshops to help other school districts develop bike safety programs.  

 

Teaching Safe Bicycling to Children in Physical and Health Education Classes - Next Simsbury workshop TBD. For more information, contact Amy Muska at amuska@simsbury.k12.ct.us

 

For high school students, bike safety 

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Bike Safety Classes

WELCOME TO SIMSBURY.BIKE

Dedicated to safer, more accessible biking and walking in Connecticut's first Bicycle-Friendly Community.

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