Safety

• Bicycle bells can help keep you safe by alerting those around you of potential conflicts, helping avoid collisions.  Learn about the Be Heard campaign.
  
  
• The Bicycle Program takes an active role in educating bicyclists how to ride safely on City streets by offering urban bicycle education classes at no charge through a collaboration with the San Francisco Bicycle Coalition.
  
  
• A 50-page guide, created by the Bicycle Program to respond to specific conditions in San Francisco, addresses safe cycling practices in detail and is available at no charge.
  
  
• A one page helmet fitting guide is also available in both English and Spanish.
  
  
• The Coexist campaign within the Bicycle Program educates motorists and cyclists about rules and responsibilities when sharing the road by limiting conflicts and reducing crashes and injuries.

 

Explore:

• Coexist
• SF Safe Cycling
• Sharrow FAQ
• Sharrow Planning
• Theft Prevention