OnRoad Cycling

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On-Road Cycling
Ed Stewart Cycling Instructor Bike Club
Founder Cycling Consultant
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On-Road Cycling

• Main Topics
• Reasons to not ride on sidewalks
• Reasons to ride on roads
• Safe and effective bicycling

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On-Road Cycling

• Reasons to not ride on sidewalks
• Designed for pedestrians
• Must go slow
• Driveways and road cuts are hazards
• Intersections challenging and hazardous
• Crowded you are a danger to others
• Not all areas have sidewalks
• Can be hard to get where you want to go

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On-Road Cycling

• Reasons for riding on the road
• You can go faster
• Easier to go where you want to go
• Safer fewer hazards

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On-Road Cycling

• Effective and Safe Road Riding
• Knowledge
• Skills

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On-Road Cycling

• Knowledge
• Traffic Laws
• Become aware of how accidents happen
• Be familiar with your route

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On-Road Cycling

• Skills
• Lane Positioning
• Hazard Avoidance
• Lane Changing
• Bike Handling Ability

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On-Road Cycling

• Knowledge
• Traffic Laws
• Your bike is a vehicle. With it you have the same
  rights and responsibilities of other vehicle
  operators.
• Get the book Street Smarts
• Check out www.ohiobike.org

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On-Road Cycling

• Knowledge
• Accident Awareness
• Cyclist At Fault
• Riding on right (wrong) side of road
• Making a left turn from right side of lane
• Exits driveway without yielding
• Does not stop for red light or stop sign
• Swerves in front of car

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On-Road Cycling

• Knowledge
• Accident awareness
• Motorist At Fault
• Crosses into path of bike making a left turn
• Makes a right turn in front of cyclist
• Runs stop light or sign
• Leaves driveway without yielding
• Opens door in front of oncoming bike
• Overtaking, runs into bike (2/3 at night)

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On-Road Cycling

• Knowledge
• Route Familiarity
• Some roads and intersections are unique
• Hazard areas

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On-Road Cycling

• Skills
• Lane Position
• Drive your bike same as a car
• When going straight stay toward center of lane
• When turning, use turn lane or edge of lane to
  indicate your direction
• Narrow lane, protect your position ride in
  center of lane

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On-Road Cycling

• Skills
• Hazard Avoidance
• Road surface problems (rough, wet, icy, holes)
• Debris (gravel, glass, roadkill, branches,
  leaves)
• Moving obstacles (dogs, kids, joggers)

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On-Road Cycling

• Skills
• Lane Changing
• Check for opening to change
• Eye contact with motorist
• Hand signal
• Be predictable

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On-Road Cycling

• Skills
• Bike Handling
• Ride is straight line no swerving
• Be able to ride through hazards skillfully
• Turning at various speeds
• Effective braking at various speeds
• Fast descents

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On-Road Cycling

• Smartest thing to do
• Find a Bike Ed class
• www.ohiocitycycles.org
• www.SilverWheelsCycling.com
• www.ohiobike.org
• www.bikeleague.org
• Ed Stewart 440-322-7300 ed_at_stewartadv.com

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On-Road Cycling

• Second Smartest Thing To Do
• Join a bike club
• www.crankmail.com
• www.SilverWheelsCycling.com
• Check your local bike shop