Bike Education

Teaching Cyclists to Ride Safely and
Motorists to Share the Road

As roadways and bike trails become increasingly complex and congested, do you know all you need to know to safely ride a bicycle? Do you feel you know enough to teach your children how to ride cautiously and conspicuously while on their own? When you drive your car, are you confident on how to share the road with bicyclists? The Smart Cycling program gives you the tips, tools, and techniques to confidently to answer YES to each of those questions.

On our roadways, bikes are treated as vehicles. Simply knowing how to ride a bike is not the same as knowing how to operate a bike safely and legally.

The Smart Cycling program is a set of curricula for adults and children and the certified instructors that teach it. Smart Cycling classes are taught across the United States by certified League Cycling Instructors (LCI).

For information on how you can get cycling tips and presentations right now, visit the Ride Better pages.

Smart Cycling 2009: The Education Conference

The Smart Cycling Conference was held this June 18-20, 2009 in San Jose, Calif. This conference is the only national conference dedicated to the critical topic of bicycle safety and education. If you missed this great educational opportunity, you can view all the presentations below.

Smart Cycling 2009 Presentations

Smart Cycling Opening Plenary: Andy Clarke, League President
Minneapolis: Educational Efforts and Other Strategies
Encouraging Kids to Ride
Lockheed Martin Yellow Bike Program
Institutional Change: Is Riding a Part of Your Work Day?
Institutional Change
Sensitizing Local Governments to the Needs of Cyclists
Sensitizing Transportation Professionals to Needs of Cyclists
Smart Cycling Funding
Traffic Skills 101 Overview
San Jose Education Programs
Smart Cycling in San Jose and Silicon Valley
Funding Opportunities
Nonmotorized Transportation Pilot Program
Motorist Education
Reach Lots of People: Take Bike Ed to a Huge Audience
Marketing 101: Selling your Classes and Services Effectively

New Smart Cycling Brochure

Our Smart Cycling brochure promotes bicycle education. Click here to download it.

Looking for Courses or Seminars?

Use the Find It search where you can find courses and seminars based on your zip code. Or, if timing is everything, view the courses and seminars using our event calendar.

already a League Cycling Instructor (LCI)?

League Cycling Instructors can log in at the Instructor Corner for course administration, files and more.