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Bike Manhattan
Make your organization more bicycle-friendly! Use these materials to help:
Bike Map: Hang this up in your workplace for employees to see
Employer's Guide: This brochure is packed with information to help your organization
How to Share the Road: Help educate your employees by sharing this information
Manhattan Bicycle Advisory Committee
Next meeting: Wednesday August 25, 2010
City Commission Room
1101 Poyntz Avenue
The public is always welcome to attend Bicycle Advisory Committee meetings and there is special time allotted for comments and questions you might have for Committee members or for the Bicycle Coordinator.
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Interested in becoming a Bicycle Advisory Committee member? Click here for more information.
Rules of the Road
In Kansas, bicycles have the same rights and responsibilities as motor vehicles
Ride designated bike lanes when present, otherwise ride to the right side of the roadway
Ride with the normal traffic flow
Be predictable- hold a straight line of travel, do not surprise a motorist, pedestrian, or other bicyclists
Ride single file
Obey all traffic signs and signals
Use a light at night
Yield to pedestrians and give an audible signal when passing
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Bicycle Safety
- Ride defensively- maintain a safety first attitude and use all your abilities to protect yourself
- Wear a helmet
- When crossing railroad tracks, ride perpendicular to the rails
- Keep both hands on the handlebars to maintain control of your bicycle
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Sharing the Road
- Allow a minimum of 3 feet between your vehicle and a cyclist when passing
- Look back for approaching cyclists before making turns
- Don't cut off a bicyclist when turning right. Be patient.
- Check for bicyclists before exiting a parked vehicle
- Don't harass or endanger a bicyclist- this is considered reckless endangerment by law- a misdemeanor offense
Bicycle Master Plan Information
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The Bicycle Master Plan seeks to integrate bicycle use into the transportation infrastructure in a manner that will safely and efficiently accommodate cyclists.
Kansas State University and the City of Manhattan consist of a diverse and intricate collection of architecture, space, and people. This gathering is connected by a complex system of transportation infrastructure, serving 50,000+ people per day, which has been primarily designed to accommodate cars, trucks, and other motorized vehicles.
The purpose of the Master Plan is to create a structure for future development of bicycle facilities to respond to both short- and long-term needs. This "guideplan' responds to existing bicycling conditions, to future growth and development patterns, and to physical characteristics of the community
1998 Bicycle Master Plan
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Manhattan Bicycle Map
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Biking is Sustainable!
Environmental: Reduce air, water, and noise pollution associated with driving when you go by bike instead of taking your car.
Human: Burn calories and keep your heart healthy by bicycling and walking.
Financial: Gas is expensive! Save money on gas and car maintenance by biking to work or walking to meetings.
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