Free bike safety classes, weekend of Aug 8 – 9

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It’s a busy weekend for bikes! New riders can get ready for Sunday’s CicLAvia – Culver City Meets Venice by attending one of the many free bike safety classes taking place across L.A. County this weekend. The list of classes on Saturday also includes the kid-friendly “Ring Around the Lotus” ride around Echo Park Lake:

9 – 11am

FREE Bicycle Safety Class: Entry Level (Claremont)

9 – 11am

FREE Bicycle Safety Class: Entry Level (Culver City)

9 – 11am

FREE Bicycle Safety Class: Entry Level (Downtown Los Angeles)

9 – 11am

FREE Bicycle Safety Class: Entry Level (Santa Monica)

9am – 1pm

FREE Bicycle Safety Class: Traffic Skills 101-A (East Los Angeles)

10 – 11:30am

“Ring Around the Lotus” ride sponsored by Metro’s Safe Routes to School Pilot Program

10am – 12pm

FREE Bicycle Safety Class: Entry Level (Culver City)

10am – 12pm

FREE Bicycle Safety Class: Entry Level (Pacoima)

10am – 2pm

FREE Bicycle Safety Class: Traffic Skills 101-A (South Los Angeles)

11am – 1pm

FREE Bicycle Safety Class: Entry Level (Reseda)

12 – 4pm

FREE Bicycle Safety Class: Traffic Skills 101-B (Santa Monica)

3 – 5pm

FREE Bicycle Safety Class: Entry Level (North Long Beach)

On Sunday, bike safety classes will be held at the CicLAvia Culver City and Venice hubs:

Sunday, August 9, 2015

9am – 4pm

CicLAvia – Culver City Meets Venice Presented by Metro

10am – 12pm

FREE Bicycle Safety Class: Entry Level (CicLAvia Culver City Hub)

10am – 12pm

FREE Bicycle Safety Class: Entry Level (CicLAvia Venice Hub)

For complete calendar details, click here.

The free bicycle safety classes are funded by Metro through a $224,000 grant from the California Office of Traffic Safety. Announced during Bike Week L.A., the grant will fund more than 150 bicycle safety education classes in the region. More than 3,200 county residents of varying urban cycling skills and abilities will be able to take advantage of these free classes.

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