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New PA Bicycle Safety Law Signed PDF Print E-mail
Written by Paul Rito   
Monday, 06 February 2012 15:12

"Pennsylvania enacted a new bicycle safety law on Thursday, February 2, 2012. The new law now requires motorists to allow at least four feet of space between their vehicle and a bicycle when passing a bicyclist.

The law also makes it legal for a driver to cross a double yellow line into an opposing lane of traffic, when necessary to allow for the four feet clearance when passing a bicyclist on the right. If there is oncoming cars in the other direction, the motorist would have to wait until it is safe to pass the bicyclist and provide the mandated four feet clearance.

The law further allows a bicyclist to ride slower on the road than the posted maximum speed, and makes it illegal for a vehicle to cut off a bicyclist when the motorist is turning right.

The law become effective in sixty (60) days and is deisgned to reduce injuries which frequently do occur when a bicyclist and driver are involved in a car wreck or car accident. Harrisburg and Central Pennsylvania tend to have more of these types of injury causing accidents due to the rural nature of the area."

Posted by Scott Cooper, Attorney on http://harrisburg.injuryboard.com

Another article in the Morning Call:  http://blogs.mcall.com/capitol_ideas/2012/02/things-government-does-dept-gov-corbett-signs-bicycle-safety-bill-into-law.html 
 
"Bicycle Dreams" Thanks PDF Print E-mail
Written by Paul Rito   
Friday, 27 January 2012 13:39

Thanks to the sponsors who helped bring "Bicycle Dreams" to the State Theatre: 

  • RBR Recumbent Cycles
  • Matson & Associates
  • Freeze Thaw Cycles
  • Videon Central 
  •  Nittany Mountain Biking Association
  • The Bicycle Shop

And to everyone at the State Theatre, for a well-run, smooth, supportive operation. 

And to CRBC board member Dr. Jim Serene, for organizing the presentation of the movie, promoting it, and generally running a one-man show to get the movie on the screen at the State

What was "Bicycle Dreams"? -- check out our story here: http://www.centrebike.org/articles/news/180-qbicycle-dreamsq-at-the-state-theatre.html
Last Updated on Friday, 27 January 2012 17:01
 
Bicycle Friendly Community Application Completed PDF Print E-mail
Written by Paul Rito   
Wednesday, 26 October 2011 15:34
The Centre Region Council of Governments' Executive Committee recently approved the submission of the Bicycle Friendly Community application to the League of American Cyclists. The CRBC would like to thank all the COG member communities and their staffs, and particulary Trish Meek, for their work helping to get the application ready. The formal submission date is February 2012, and we should know by mid next year how we fared in the eyes of the League. For more information on the BFC program, visit the Leagues page at http://www.bikeleague.org/programs/bicyclefriendlyamerica/communities/ 
 
BFC Application and Bike Rack Inventory PDF Print E-mail
Written by Paul Rito   
Tuesday, 16 August 2011 12:07

Locate and log your favorite bike rack by map here: http://tinyurl.com/CentreBikeRacks
or by form here: http://tinyurl.com/CentreBikeRacksForm

The CRBC is in the process of collecting data for an application for Bicycle Friendly Community status for the Centre Region Council of Governments. The council’s executive and transportation committees have endorsed work on the application and SC Boro, and College, Ferguson, Halfmoon, Harris and Patton Townships have all offered resolutions or proclamations doing the same.

We’ve worked to get rumble strips are mitigated, and they’ve been removed on RTs 45, 192 and 144 (PA Bike Routes G and V). Others will be paved over on the normal paving cycle and no more rumbles will be added. Now that that’s accomplished, we’re working on securing Bike Friendly status and now we  need your help. There won’t be any meetings to attend, no committees to serve on, and no request for monetary contributions.

Simply, as you’re out cycling, walking, driving, hiking, dining, running errands, etc. if you take note of a bike rack at your apartment, business, church, school, shop, park, or wherever, could you let us know about it? 

We’ve created a Google Map here: http://tinyurl.com/CentreBikeRacks, where you can add a pushpin to locate a bike rack and give us the associated info. If you check the map first, you can find out whether we already know about the rack.

If you can’t check or use the map, you can fill out a form here:http://tinyurl.com/CentreBikeRacksForm

Or, send an e-mail to Paul Rito with the following info (fill-in as much as you can): 

Place: (for example, Wegman’s Market, XXX Township Office, Sunset Park, etc.) 
Address: (full address would be nice, but even an approximate address will help, e.g., “200 Block of W. Hamilton Ave.”
Capacity: (estimate by number of wheel slots and whether the rack is one sided or two sided)
Zip: (Optional) 
Municipality: SC Boro | ClgTwp | FergTwp | PatnTwp | HarisTwp | HalfmnTwp
Type of Location: School | Government Building | Library | Transit Station | Park & Rec Center | Office Building | Shops | Public Housing
Rack Type: Grid | Wave | W | U | Bollard | Low Profile | Other  (see examples below) 
GPS Coordinates, if known: (Optional)
Is the rack covered? Yes | No
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Last Updated on Friday, 13 January 2012 09:58
 
PA Rail Trails are an economic driver PDF Print E-mail
Written by Paul Rito   
Thursday, 04 August 2011 14:58

According to the Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, Pennsylvania has more rail-to-trail projects than any other state. Those 138 trails average about 10 miles each, but the state also hosts the first stretch of the longest multi-use trail in the country: the Great Allegheny Passage runs from Pittsburgh to Cumberland, Maryland, where it meets the C&O Towpath Trail to Washington, DC, for a total of 335 miles of person-powered travel.

Read the full story here: http://www.keystoneedge.com/features/trailspaeconomy0804.aspx?utm_source=VerticalResponse&utm_medium=Email&utm_term=The+Long+and+Winding+Road%3a+Trails+an+Economic+Driver+in+PA&utm_content={Email_Address}&utm_campaign=Trail+Mix+and+Batman 

Lackawana trail map photo
Last Updated on Thursday, 04 August 2011 15:05
 
Mt. Nittany Middle School Bikes to Work!!! PDF Print E-mail
Written by Lynda Bullard   
Wednesday, 11 May 2011 08:51

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Look at all the kids (nearly 70) who rode to school on Wednesday, May 11.

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More Pictures from the event
Last Updated on Wednesday, 11 May 2011 09:11
 
Bike Month Kickoff at the Allen Street Gate PDF Print E-mail
Written by Lynda Bullard   
Saturday, 30 April 2011 16:15

Here are some scenes from the Bike Month Kickoff held Friday, April 29, at the Allen Street Gate.

Notice the bicycles accumulating around the table for donation to Ecuador!

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Bicycles were being registered.

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Advice on routes and maps were offered to interested cyclists.

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Thanks to all the CRBC and Penn State folks who staffed the table all day and offered information and support to lots of interested cyclists.
Last Updated on Monday, 02 May 2011 15:41
 
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