Bicycle Safety is a focus of the City of Auburn and the Auburn Bicycle Committee. Many brochures have been produced with valuable
information for bicyclist and motorists. A kiosk at the east end of the Charlotte and Curtis Ward Bike Path contains these brochures
about bicycle safety. You can also click on the links below to view them now.
The City of Auburn partnered with Auburn University to bring Auburn residents WaCaDa!, a public safety awareness
campaign aimed at bicycle, pedestrian, and motor vehicle safety. WaCaDa! is designed to promote public safety,
awareness, and a mutual respect of the road and safety rules. WaCaDa! is ultimately designed to remind all modes of
transportation that we all Walk and Cycle and Drive alike in the loveliest village on the plains.
With WaCaDa's slogan, the campaign introduces a new set of the three R'3, "Respect, Relate, Remind". The WaCaDa!
website has valuable safety and legal information for all roadway users.
The following brochures are provided by the Bicycle Helmet Safety Institute.
They are available at the
Charlotte and Curtis Ward Bikeway kiosk. They provide the pamphlets free for non-profit reproduction
and distribution. Their website www.helmets.org contains valuable information about bicycling
safety.
The Department of Transportation's National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has a Web server up with materials for teaching
kids to ride safely, including a
kids bike safety Web page. Their
stuff is all free so check it out!
Aubie Arrested at Bike Bash!
Too bad he didn't know Auburn's bicycle laws...
If you are interested in the state laws pertaining to walking, cycling, and driving,
please go to the WaCaDa! site for a listing of the simplified laws.
For in depth and detailed information,
please click on this link to access the state's page.
You will find all the relevant laws under Title 32 (Motor Vehicles and Traffic) - Chapter 5A (Rules of the Road). Pedestrian laws are located in Article 10 (Pedestrians'' Rights and Duties), while
bicycling laws are located under Articles 12 (Bicycles and Play Vehicles) and 13 (Bicycle Safety).