Pennsylvania Bicycle Driver's Manual
Summary: Pennsylvania has a bicycle driver's manual
From: John Schubert - Schubley@aol.com
Date: April 12, 2005
Subject: A state bicycle driver's manual to be proud of
To: League Cycling Instructors, Bicycle activists, Safety experts, etc
Hi folks,
For six years now, Pennsylvania has had the nation's best bicycle driver's manual.
Success breeds flattery! Ohio, Florida and Arizona now use their own versions of this manual, and other states are
preparing to follow this fine trend. If you buy a new Breezer bike, this manual comes with the bike.
The bulk of the manual is a 39-page section on bicycle riding technique -- how to control your bike well, how to signal
your intentions to other road users, how to position yourself on a multi-lane road in a way appropriate for your intended
path at intersections, etc. This section is also published as a stand-alone book under the title "Street Smarts" by John
S. Allen, published by
Rubel Bike Maps.
Another six pages of Pennsylvania's manual contain the bicycle-specific portions of the state vehicle code ***but*** they
also contain several key paragraphs of commentary, interpreting the code so people can understand the concepts and
techniques of safe riding via the vehicle code.
Credit for publishing this better-than-government-work piece goes to Pennsylvania's state bicycle/pedestrian coordinator,
Dave Bachman. If you want to shower him with praise for his good work, you can reach Dave at dbachman@state.pa.us.
If you aren't lucky enough to live in one of the states that uses this book for its bicycle driver's manual, you can
order a copy from
the Rubel Bike Maps website.
John Schubert
Secretary
Pennsylvania Pedalcycle & Pedestrian Advisory Committee
Coopersburg, PA
schubley@aol.com