The City of Carlsbad, in partnership with the San Diego County Bicycle Coalition, is hosting a series of traffic safety workshops and trainings. The next ones are focused on safe bike and e-biking riding with hands-on education and training.
City Cycling – Carlsbad
Saturday, March 25
9 a.m. to noon
Pine Avenue Community Center
Reserve your spot
City Cycling – Carlsbad
Saturday, April 22
9 a.m. to noon
Pine Avenue Community Center
Reserve your spot
Participants will bring their own bike or e-bike to:
Learn the rules of the road including where to ride, best practices, emergency maneuvers, legal rights and responsibilities and Carlsbad specific e-bike rules
Practice essential bike riding skills with a licensed cycling instructor
Bike ride through the Carlsbad Barrio and Village areas with a licensed cycling instructor
If under 16, parent registration and participation strongly encouraged. For participants 12 and under, parent registration and participation required.
The traffic safety workshops are part of the city’s response to declaring a traffic safety state of emergency last August following an over 200% increase in bike and e-bike collisions since 2019.
Since that time, the city has made improvements to over 90 miles of local streets, increased traffic enforcement, expanded its school crossing guard program and reprioritized traffic safety related projects. The city also launched the Safer Streets Together pledge, bringing community members together to commit to safe walking, biking and driving behaviors every day.
About the pledge
· Add your name to this online form to make the commitment.
· Show your commitment to others in the community by putting a Safer Streets Carlsbad window cling on your car window.
· Encourage your neighbors to join in by putting a Safer Streets Together yard sign in front of your home.
Pick up Safer Streets items at all three city library locations, City Hall, Faraday Center and the Senior Center.
School partnerships
Carlsbad is also partnering with local schools to raise awareness of the rules of the road.
Through these partnerships, students of all ages are learning how to stay safe on the road, whether they are walking to school, riding a bike or e-bike, or even learning how to drive.
Teaming up with the San Diego County Bicycle Coalition and Circulate San Diego, the city is offering:
In-person, interactive assemblies focused on pedestrian safety or bike and e-bike safety
Bike rodeos, where kids can practice bike safety skills in a safe and supportive environment
Virtual webinars with tips for helping kids stay safe whether they are biking, walking or learning to drive
Sample emails with safety messages for parents
Banners on school fences reminding everyone to be safe, slow down and share the road
