City Rolls Out Bike Safety Poster Campaign

The posters will educate bicyclists and drivers about road safety.

Some of the posters encourage bicyclists to take commonplace safety precautions: Wear a helmet. Don't drive the wrong way down one-way streets. Others talk about stuff that might not be so obvious. One poster reminds bicyclists it's the law to have lights at night. Another tells riders they need to ride in the streets, as opposed to on sidewalks, in the city's squares and business districts. If they don't, they could get a ticket. And the posters aren't aimed just at bikers. They remind drivers not to park in bike lanes, and they ask drivers to check the mirror before opening doors, which bikers could slam into. They're all part of a new bike safety poster campaign unveiled last week by the city. The 16 posters feature cool graphic designs…

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On Two Wheels

Signs Could Point the Way to City's Squares

Plus three things that could make bicycling better in Somerville in 2012.

With travel along Beacon Street becoming progessively worse, members of the Somerville Bicycle Committee have suggested that the city post signs directing cyclists toward alternative routes to popular destinations like Porter Square.  Member Brian Postlewaite said during the December meeting that he would develop a map with possible routes that he would present to the rest of the committee.  While bicycling on Beacon Street is unlikely to get much better before 2013, there should be several new programs and facilities created for cyclists this year. 

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