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Bikes-for-All!
According to the City of Seattle’s 2012 Bicycle Participation Survey, far and away the largest barrier to bicycling for Seattle adults is access to a bike. Only 40 percent of Seattle adults has access to a working bicycle, likely due to cost. Access to bicycles is dramatically unequal as well with white people far more likely (43 percent) to have access to a bicycle than non-white people (30 percent).
Bikes-for-All! provides marginalized adults with a commuter bike complete with lights, a lock, a helmet and other accessories needed for successful year-round bicycle transportation. More importantly, the program provides participants with quality and in depth bicycle safety instruction.
Enrollment in the Bikes-for-All! program is offered as a partnership with direct service agencies. Bike Works staff instructors and partner agency staff meet ahead of time to customize the six-hour class’s curriculum elements in order to ensure a culturally relevant and competent experience for instructors and students. A typical six-hour session includes both classroom and on-bike instruction for up to eight participants and concludes with all participants being awarded their new bicycle. Topics covered:
About the Bike - In the Classroom
- Bikey-Talk - Bicycle Anatomy and Vocabulary
- Fix-a-Flat, Clean a Chain – Simple Maintenance to Keep You Rolling
- Get Comfortable - Helmet & Bike Fitting
- Lock It, Don’t Lose It - Bicycle Security & Techniques for Locking Your Bike
About Biking – On the Road
- ABC Quick-Check – the Pre-Ride Safety Checklist
- Love the Levers - Operating Your Bicycle’s Brakes and Gears
- Know Your Rights – Cyclist’s Rights and the Rules of the Road
- Be Predictable - Safe and Empowered Vehicular Cycling
- Skip the Hills - Route Finding and Selection
Are you a direct service provider interested in becoming a site partner? Do you have questions about the Bikes-for-All! program or any of Bike Works’ other bicycle education programs for adults?
Contact Programs, 206-695-2741.
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