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Bicycle Safety Education May 2015
Metro Bicycle Safety Education
Overview > Funding
> Project schedule
> Class overview > 2-hr Intro
> 3-hr Beginner
> 4-hr Traffic Skills 101 A & B
> LCI Seminars
> Data collection
Funding: Office of Traffic Safety
> Goal: Provide at no cost
> 162 classes to at least 3,264 people
> New bicycle professionals to the county
> Applied January 2014, awarded October 2014
> Period of performance: October 2014 – September 2015
> $224,000 total grant award
> Metro providing in-kind staff support, use of facilities, printing services, and additional funding for contract services
Project Schedule
> Procurement: November 2014 – March 2015 > Five RFP’s for all class types
> 3,200 helmets and bike light sets
> Program ramp-up: March – May 2015 > Partnering with cities to secure class locations
> Survey and legal document development
> Begin marketing with kickoff at Bike Week
> Classes held: May 2015 – September 2015 > Three main class types: Intro, Beginner, Traffic Skills 101
> Classes held throughout Los Angeles County
Class overview: 2-hr Introduction
> 2-hour in-class instruction
> Basic instruction on bicycle rules of the road, riding in traffic, common road hazards, bicycle functions, helmet fit.
> Each student receives a helmet and front and rear light set
30 classes: 240 students
Class overview: 3-hr Beginner Commute
> 1-hour in-class instruction
> 1-hour parking lot skills
> 1-hour street riding
> Offered in English, Spanish, and Cantonese
> Each student receives a helmet and front and rear light set
60 classes: 1440 students
Class overview: Traffic Skills 101
> Two 4-hour Parts A and B
> Follows League TS 101 curriculum
> Part A
> In-class only
> Rules of the road, safety
> Part B
> Outdoor only
> Bicycle handling and street riding
> Each student receives a helmet and front and rear light set
30 Part A classes: 720 students 40 Part B classes: 480 students
Class overview: LCI Seminars
> Two seminar series
> 20 hours of instruction
> Prereq: TS 101 Parts A and B
> Brings new LCIs to Los Angeles
2 seminars: 24 new LCIs
Data collection
> Survey at sign-up for each class > Baseline for bicycling travel behavior and attitude towards facilities
> Do people bicycle more after taking a class?
> Are attitudes towards facilities changing over time?
> Are we reaching our disadvantaged communities?
> Boring but important: waiver for future follow-up
Thanks! Questions?