For Further Study

Last updated: 20 July2021

How to Ride:

• John Franklin, Cyclecraft: The Complete Guide to Safe and Enjoyable Cycling for Adults and Children, North American ed. (The Stationery Office (TSO), 2009). ISBN: 978-0-11-706476-8

• Minnesota Driver’s Manual: https://dps.mn.gov/divisions/dvs/forms-documents/Documents/Minnesota_Drivers_Manual.pdf

• Bicycle Alliance of Minnesota Bicycling Handbook: http://www.bikemn.org/education/minnesota-bicycling-handbook

• CyclingSavvy Online Courses: https://cyclingsavvy.org/online-bicycle-education/

• Bicycling Street Smarts CyclingSavvy Edition: Discover the joy of riding confidently, legally, and safely.

  1. Paper: https://cyclingsavvy.org/product/street-smarts-cyclingsavvy-edition/

  2. Kindle: https://smile.amazon.com/Bicycling-Street-Smarts-CyclingSavvy-confidently-ebook/dp/B07TV54QLS

• The Rights and Duties of Cyclists: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rU4nKKq02BU

• Keep Your Bike Trained: KeepYourBikeTrained.notlong.com

Law:

• Minnesota Traffic Regulations: https://www.revisor.mn.gov/statutes/?id=169

• Bob Mionske, Bicycling & the Law: Your Rights as a Cyclist (Velo Press, 2007). ISBN: 978-1-931382-99-1

• Preparing for a Right Turn With a Bike Lane (Google Docs link)

Bike Maintenance:

• C. Calvin Jones, Park Tool BBB-4 The Big Blue Book of Bicycle Repair - 4th Edition (Park Tool, 2019). ISBN: 978-0-9765530-6-9

• Also, the Park Tool website has loads on maintenance: http://www.parktool.com/

Blogs:

• I am Traffic: http://iamtraffic.org/

• Cycling Savvy: http://cyclingsavvy.org/

• Commute Orlando: http://commuteorlando.com/wordpress/smart-moves/

More General

• Bicycling Life: http://www.bicyclinglife.com/ (or from the Wayback machine: https://web.archive.org/web/20210616150859/http://www.bicyclinglife.com/)

• The Smith System: 5 Keys of Space Cushion Driving: https://www.drivedifferent.com/smith5keys/

More specific issues:

• Avoid riding in puddles (1): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jOQ-0LIQ4ow

• Avoid riding in puddles (2): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PXqalu8w9tA

• Where is the door zone?: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FPA-ZcYGT94

• Avoid riding in the door zone (1): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CudJvSbS2aY&list

• Avoid riding in the door zone (2): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q7Vl9XuWBzk

• Shifting:

  1. (longish) https://www.liv-cycling.com/global/campaigns/how-to-shift-gears-on-a-bike/20499

  2. https://www.sheldonbrown.com/gears.html

  3. https://totalwomenscycling.com/road-cycling/technique/technique-use-gears-efficiently

  4. https://bikeleague.org/content/shifting-gears-0

• Saccadic Masking: Another reason they didn't see you: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XL_NvUHGgi8