When I saw the Speed Vest on display at Pro Walk Pro Bike in Seattle this year, I immediately thought - we need to bring this to Atlanta. This weekend, thanks to a felicitous series of events, we're going to do just that. As part of our Light Up the Night...on Bikes event, the brains behind the Speed Vest is coming to town to demonstrate his invention. I've been wishing we had a tool to let drivers know just how far the cyclist they just passed was moving (to avoid said driver cutting them off at the next turn) and the Speed Vest meets that need perfectly! Brady will join us Saturday following the bike light giveaway for a well-lit ride to Atlantic Station. Charge up your best light set-up and ride with us!

As Georgia's Safe Routes to School program gets rolling, here's a guide the Atlanta Bicycle Campaign developed to help schools and parents organize Walk and Ride to School (WARTS) Bike Trains. Please see attached.

Courteous Mass Atlanta is now a regular event! Atlanta commuters, recreational cyclists, college students, hipsters, racers, riders, couriers, families with children - the curious and the bored, timid and bold, are all welcome to join the Atlanta Bicycle Campaign and local bicycle advocates and organizers for the monthly Courteous Mass. This ride will take place the 2nd Friday of every month. Read more for ride details:

As we approach the 2009 legislative session hoping for real action on our state and region's many transportation challenges, Governor Purdue is asking for citizen input on the state's strategic plan for transportation. Please complete the survey to urge Governor Perdue’s transportation planning team to invest in bicycle, pedestrian, and transit.

On August 26th, the City of Woodstock Police Department (WPD) and the Atlanta Bicycle Campaign launched a Share the Road Education Program in order to educate motorists and cyclists on how to legally and safely share the road.
The program was headed by the Bicycle Unit of the WPD who provided plain-clothes bike officers to ride on the street and give out warnings and information on how to share the road.

The Atlanta Bicycle Campaign - in concert with partners Georgia Bikes, Atlanta Cycling, and others - is working to educate the public on the need for a 3 feet safe passing law. Our new t-shirt illustrates this concept - now you can help us spread the message by wearing your bike on your sleeve! Click here to order yours today: $15 includes shipping. Proceeds benefit our work to make it safer and easier to bicycle in metro Atlanta.

The New York Cycle Club, a 1,600+ member organization, located in New York City, is conducting a worldwide bicycle accident survey. The results will be published as part of a cycling risk assessment study that will be made freely available to the public at the conclusion of the survey. Read more...

ABC and PEDS are doubling teaming the unsafe intersection of 17th and Spring streets. Today a local Fox news reporter covered the issue, even mounting a video camera to the bicycle of ABC member John Tackett, who was hit by a car while trying to navigate the disappearing bike lane. Read more to see the photos, or watch the news tonight for the story.

The Atlanta Journal posed several questions to cyclists in the July 31st CityLife section and we would love for our members and supporters to respond. The questions are as follows:

A cyclist who appeared in ABC's "I'm on that bike" ads, John Tackett, was hit by a car last week (see John's blog for details). But unlike most car/bike crashes, it may be that neither party was to blame. Instead, faulty street design, or rather lack of design, may be the culprit.