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Bicycle Education Classes in Missouri

Taking one of the League of American Bicyclists BikeEd courses is a fun way to improve your bicycling skills and safety. Even experienced bicyclists learn a lot by taking the course.

MoBikeFed believes that bicyclist education is one of the best ways to improve bicyclist safety and strongly recommends the Bike Ed courses to all bicyclists.

A current listing of Bike Ed classes and instructors in Missouri is available on MoBikeFed's Bicycle Education page.


Road rules and laws
Safe bicycling does not come from chance or from a James Bond-like ability to do the impossible; instead, it comes from a knowledge of the traffic laws and careful attention to the behavior of others.--Ken Kifer

 


Traffic safety skills
Today, the greatest risk to children's health is not injury but lack of exercise.--Ken Kifer

 


Teaching kids
In teaching children to ride a bicycle, there are two important aspects:
  • Teaching the physical skills of riding: balancing, turning, starting, and stopping.
  • Teaching the safety skills of bicycling on the trail or on the street.


Group riding safety and skills


Bicycling commuting tips and advice
You don't have be a tree-hugging car-hating eco-nut like me to ride your bike to work. . . . All you need to be is somebody who wants to exercise, save money, save gas, de-stress, and have fun. --CJ Silverio

 


Health and safety facts and statistics
[M]any people . . . think that bicycling is especially dangerous, not recognizing that cyclists travel more miles per fatality than pedestrians and more hours per fatality than passenger vehicle users.--Ken Kifer