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SVBC Hosts Area’s First Bike Education Course in Spanish

imageThe Silicon Valley Bicycle Coalition (SVBC) has partnered up with the City of Mountain View to offer a new resource to Spanish-speaking members of the community — a class about bicycle safety.

“We feel it is of critical importance to engage daily cyclists and encourage safe riding skills,” says SVBC Deputy Director Colin Heyne. “Many members of the Latin American immigrant community here ride a bike to work because they have no other choice.”

The City of Mountain View identified the need for the classes several months ago and approached SVBC for support. The classes will be taught by a certified instructor who will discuss riding in traffic safely and with confidence.

So far, the main challenge has been getting the word out to the Spanish speaking community. SVBC has engaged volunteers to pass out flyers, as Spanish speakers do not frequent the Coalition’s website.

“We hope that this first attempt at a class makes an impact, and that we can learn from the challenges we encounter to make it better next time,” Colin says.

A Spanish version of SVBC’s Share the Road Guidelines can be accessed in the Alliance’s Resource Library. Do you have Spanish-language resources you’d like to share? Email .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address).