Truth & Techniques of Traffic Cycling

Instructors: Dan Moser & Toni Ferrell, Fort Myers Florida

January 11, 5:30-8:30pm
Offices of Harvey Software – Ground Floor Conference Room
7050 Winkler Rd #104 (Myerlee Square)
Fort Myers, Florida

Learn the truth and techniques of traffic cycling. Through guided discussion with video and animation, this classroom-based session familiarizes students with bicycle-specific laws, traffic dynamics and problem-solving strategies. Students discover that bicycle drivers are equal road users, with the right and ability to control their space.

This session is available á la carte for $30. You may take it as a stand-alone class.

63% of Florida adult cycling hospitalizations do NOT involve a motor vehicle. Many are crashes with fixed objects, pavement hazards, pedestrians, animals or other cyclists, and could be avoided with better bike-handling skills.

Train Your Bike

Instructors: Dan Moser & Toni Ferrell, Fort Myers Florida

January 14, 8:30 – 11:30am
Edison State College, Fort Myers Campus – Southeast Parking Lot (access via Edison Parkway, from Summerlin Road)
Fort Myers, Florida

This session is conducted in a parking lot. It consists of a set of progressive drills designed to increase students’ control and comfort handling their bikes in various situations. Drills include:

• Start/Stop, Power Pedal & Balance Stop
• Snail Race, Slow-speed Balance
• Drag-race, Gears & Acceleration
• Ride Straight, One-handed
• Shoulder Check
• Object-avoidance Handling, Weave, Snap
• Turning: Slow-speed Tight Turns, High-speed cornering, Emergency Snap-turn
• Emergency Braking

This session is available á la carte for $30. You may take it as a stand-alone class.

Urban Tour

Instructors: Dan Moser & Toni Ferrell, Fort Myers Florida

January 14, 12:30 – 4pm

This session is an experiential tour of local roads. The course includes some of the most intimidating road features (intersections, interchanges, merges, etc.) a cyclist might find in his/her travels. The students travel as a group, stopping to survey and discuss each exercise location. After observing the feature, discussing the traffic dynamics and the best strategy for safe and easy passage, the students ride through individually and regroup at a nearby location. This session is designed to give you the confidence and skills to handle any situation you might encounter.

This session is only available with the full course.

Discounted full package includes all three segments (including a future Urban Tour) for $75

Truth & Techniques and Train Your Bike may be purchased á la carte for $30/each
Tours of Southwest Florida require completion of the other two sessions.

Please note that Classroom-based sessions are limited to 15 students, and On-bike sessions are limited to 12 students so that we may provide personalized instruction. Reserve your space early!

>REGISTER HERE<

Contact Dan Moser for details: dan@floridabicycle.org or 239-334-6417

Become an empowered traveler on two wheels.

Truth & Techniques of Traffic Cycling

Instructor: Dan Moser, CSI, Fort Myers Florida

UPDATE: REVISED DATE & TIME!  November 9, 5:30-8:30pm
Offices of Harvey Software – Ground Floor Conference Room
7050 Winkler Rd #104 (Myerlee Square)
Fort Myers, Florida

Learn the truth and techniques of traffic cycling. Through guided discussion with video and animation, this classroom-based session familiarizes students with bicycle-specific laws, traffic dynamics and problem-solving strategies. Students discover that bicycle drivers are equal road users, with the right and ability to control their space.

This session is available á la carte for $30. You may take it as a stand-alone class.

63% of Florida adult cycling hospitalizations do NOT involve a motor vehicle. Many are crashes with fixed objects, pavement hazards, pedestrians, animals or other cyclists, and could be avoided with better bike-handling skills.

Train Your Bike

Instructor: Dan Moser, CSI, Fort Myers Florida

November 12, 8:30 – 11:30am
Edison State College, Fort Myers Campus – Southeast Parking Lot (access via Edison Parkway, from Summerlin Road)
Fort Myers, Florida

This session is conducted in a parking lot. It consists of a set of progressive drills designed to increase students’ control and comfort handling their bikes in various situations. Drills include:

• Start/Stop, Power Pedal & Balance Stop
• Snail Race, Slow-speed Balance
• Drag-race, Gears & Acceleration
• Ride Straight, One-handed
• Shoulder Check
• Object-avoidance Handling, Weave, Snap
• Turning: Slow-speed Tight Turns, High-speed cornering, Emergency Snap-turn
• Emergency Braking

This session is available á la carte for $30. You may take it as a stand-alone class.

Urban Tour

November 12, 12:30 – 4pm

This session is an experiential tour of local roads. The course includes some of the most intimidating road features (intersections, interchanges, merges, etc.) a cyclist might find in his/her travels. The students travel as a group, stopping to survey and discuss each exercise location. After observing the feature, discussing the traffic dynamics and the best strategy for safe and easy passage, the students ride through individually and regroup at a nearby location. This session is designed to give you the confidence and skills to handle any situation you might encounter.

This session is only available with the full course.

Discounted full package includes all three segments (including a future Urban Tour) for $75

Truth & Techniques and Train Your Bike may be purchased á la carte for $30/each
Tours of Southwest Florida require completion of the other two sessions.

Please note that Classroom-based sessions are limited to 15 students, and On-bike sessions are limited to 12 students so that we may provide personalized instruction. Reserve your space early!

>REGISTER HERE<

Contact Dan Moser for details: dan@floridabicycle.org or 239-334-6417

Classroom-Based with Optional Additional Segment on Group Riding Offered at End of Class
Tuesday, May 10, 2011, 6pm – 9pm
BikeWalkLee Headquarters (Offices of Harvey Software),
7050 Winkler Rd #104 (Myerlee Square), Fort Myers

Train Your Bike

Parking Lot Based Skills Training
Saturday, May 14, 2011, 8:30am – 11:30am
Edison State College, Fort Myers Campus (Lot on Southeast Corner)

Group Tour of Southwest Florida*

On-Street Group Riding in a Variety of Both Common and Unusual Conditions
Sunday, May 22, 2011, 8:30am – 12pm
Staging from Lee County Sports Complex (14100 Six Mile Cypress Pkwy)

Urban Tour of Southwest Florida*

Solo and Paired On-Street Riding in a Variety of Both Common and Unusual Conditions
Saturday, June 4, 2011, 8:30am – 12pm
Staging from Fort Myers Schwinn (3630 Cleveland Ave @ Hill Ave)

Discounted full package includes all three segments (Urban or Group Tour) for $75
Truth & Techniques and Train Your Bike á la carte for $30/each

*Both Tours of Southwest Florida require completion of the other two sessions.

Contact Dan Moser for details: dan@floridabicycle.org or 239-334-6417

Register here!

Florida Bicycle Association’s revolutionary cycling education program comes to Fort Myers!

Learn the truth and techniques of traffic cycling. Through guided discussion with video and animation, this classroom-based session familiarizes students with bicycle-specific laws, traffic dynamics and problem-solving strategies. Students discover that bicycle drivers are equal road users, with the right and ability to control their space. An additional segment specific to group riding will be part of this class.

Discover that bicycling is very safe and that with a few simple techniques, you can make your own cycling virtually conflict-free.

Monday, April 4, 2011, 8am – Noon

Southwest Florida Regional Planning Council
1925 Victoria Ave, Fort Myers
(Just west of US-41 one block south of bridge & downtown)

Cost: $30 ($25 for Caloosa Rider Bike Club Members)
Space is Limited. For More Information, Contact:

Dan Moser, Cycling Savvy Certified Instructor
dan@floridabicycle.org or (239) 334-6417

Please use this form to register.

This past weekend (Jan 21-23) Mighk and I trained the first class of CyclingSavvy Instructors (CSIs). We had five from Orlando, three from Jacksonville, one from West Palm Beach and one from Ft Myers.

The course was demanding. In addition to the 20 hours of training, the students studied an extensive reading list on topics ranging from teaching methodology to AASHTO standards for bike facility design. They also did some complex problem-solving exercises to prepare them for creating and teaching the unique CyclingSavvy Road Tour. These people know their stuff!

We learned a lot, too!

Our new instructors are:

• Kitzzy Aviles, Orlando
• Charles Badger, Orlando
• Lisa Blount, Orlando
• Jason Buckner, Orlando
• Rodney Youngblood, Orlando
• Jeff Hohlstein, Jacksonville
• Jodi Hohlstein, Jacksonville
• Kevin Pryor, Jacksonville
• Dan Moser, Ft Myers
• Scott Stanley, West Palm Beach

Please take a moment to congratulate them on their accomplishment!

If you want to take a CyclingSavvy course, there are still slots available for Feb 4 & 5. You can take it as a full course, or just sign up for a session or two. Several of our new instructors will be co-teaching concurrent sessions.

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