2012 Tour de Exchange

The Charleston Exchange Club is hosting the Tour de Exchange this year on the last weekend in April.

See their website for more information:

http://www.exchangeclubofcharleston.org/index.html

Note: though their text claims this is a "family route & suitable for bike tailers," we would urge extreme caution and patience if you choose to cycle the segment on East Harrison Ave. leaving Charleston.

3rd Annual Nth Degree Ride - 2012

New Year's Day - the Nth Degree Ride. We will ride our bicycles as far as the temperature (in Fahrenheit). You know you can do it! It's a great way to start the new year. Contact Sheila or Molly for more information and/or planned strategy.

April is Distracted Driver Month

League of American Bicyclists is supporting HR1186 introduced by Betsy Markey, D-CO.

http://www.bikeleague.org/blog/2010/03/house-passes-resolution-april-as-distracted-driving-awareness-month/

Dog Watch

A number of us have had some encounters with dogs on our routes. I am going to try and compile a list of of address and dog descriptors (aggressive, etc). This may help us to avoid houses with owners that do not take the time to protect their animals.

If you have any house address/descriptors, pass them along, or add to this "Dog Map" using the Google maps tools (don't forget to save the map if you add to it.)

Click here to edit map --> Dog Map - for Charleston, IL cyclists.


View Dog Map - Charleston, IL in a larger map

LIB's Driver Education curriculum

The League of Illinois Bicyclists, with funding from the Illinois Department of Transportation, has produced a nearly seven-minute video on motorist-bicyclist safety. This video is available in both Flash® and Apple QuickTime® formats:


http://www.bikelib.org/video/

Illinois Bicyclist Guide pamphlet

A guide published by the League of Illinois Bicyclists. The guide covers, among other things, safe riding skills, commuting and how to find a club

http://bikelib.org/guides/illinoisbicyclistguide.pdf