Confident City Cycling
Lose Your Fear and Learn to Ride with Confidence
- What is Confident City Cycling?
- Traffic Skills 101 Course Description
- Commuter Course Description
- How to Register
What is Confident City Cycling?
Confident City Cycling is all about riding your bicycle safely and fearlessly anywhere, anytime for any reason.
Confident City Cycling was created by the Morgantown Municipal Bicycle Board. A West Virginia Transportation Enhancement grant makes Confident City Cycling possible.
All Confident City Cycling courses are taught by League of American Bicyclists Certified Instructors. The Confident City Cycling courses are adapted from the League of American Bicyclists' Smart Cycling program.
According to the law, bicyclists have the same rights to the road as motorists and are subject to the same duties. In the Confident City Cycling program, you will learn to drive your bicycle as a vehicle. Cyclists fare best when they act and are treated as drivers of vehicles. When cyclists drive their bicycles as vehicles they maximize their visibility and predictably and hence their safety.
Confident City Cycling is also about having fun on your bike. In the Confident City Cycling program you will learn how to maximize your comfort while improving your overall health and attitude.
Confident City Cycling courses include:
- Traffic Skills 101
- Traffic Skills 201
- Group Riding
- Commuter
- Share the Road (for motorists)
- Cycling Skills for Parents
- Cycling Skills for Kids
- Safe Routes to School
Traffic Skills 101 Course Description
Traffic Skills 101 is the core of Morgantown's Confident City Cycling program. In Traffic Skills 101, you will learn:- Bicycle Form, Fit and Function: the parts of a bicycle; bike selection; sizing; adjusting your bicycle fit and the pre-ride safety check.
- Basic Maintenance: tools for the road; tire repair; adjusting brakes and adjusting derailleurs.
- Clothing and Equipment: helmets, clothing, accessories and required equipment.
- Basic Handling Skills: gears & gear selection; starting/stopping; steering in a straight line and scanning & signaling.
- Bicycling in Traffic: principles of traffic law; lane positioning and scanning, signaling and negotiating.
- Avoiding Crashes: why crashes happen; crash prevention and crash avoidance maneuvers.
- Efficiency, Power, Endurance: cadence and smooth shifting; nutrition & hydration and training routines.
- Riding with Groups and on the Trail: group etiquette and trail etiquette.
You will learn principles in a classroom and practice skills in a parking lot and on the road. Traffic Skills 101 is recommended for adults and children above age 14.
If you complete TS101 including passing the road test and written test, you will receive a Traffic Skills 101 certificate. This certificate is the first pre-requisite to becoming a League Cycling Instructor.
Traffic Skills 101 Full Weekend
One weekend of each month March through October, you can complete the entire Traffic Skills 101 course. See the Calendar for dates. The weekend course runs 9:00 am - 5:00 pm Saturday and 9:00 am - 1:00 pm Sunday.
Approximately half the time is in the classroom and the other half is in a parking lot and on the road. To ensure adequate materials, refreshments and space, you must pre-register for the weekend course.
Cost for the course is $120. WVU students, faculty and staff get full reimbursement upon successful completion.
Traffic Skills 101 Weekly 1-hour Sessions
The weekly sessions break Traffic Skills 101 into 9 bite-size chunks:- Get Ready to Ride; Bicycle form, fit and function
- Maintenance; Basic maintenance
- Clothing and Equipment
- Handling Skills; Basic handling skills
- Riding in Traffic; Bicycling in traffic
- Avoiding Crashes
- Training; Efficiency, power and endurance
- Group Riding; Riding with groups and on the trail
- Road & Written Tests
Every Monday evening from March through September, you can attend a 1-hour classroom discussion followed by a ride. See the Calendar for dates. Please pre-register for the first class that you plan to attend.
You must take sessions 4, 5 and 6 in order since they involve developing the skills to ride in traffic and riding in progressively more challenging traffic.
Cost is $13/class. WVU students, faculty and staff get full reimbursement upon successful completion.
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Commuter Course Description
For adult cyclists who wish to explore the possibility of commuting to work or school by bike. Topics include route selection, bicycle choice, dealing with cargo and clothing, bike parking, lighting, reflection, and foul weather riding. Instruction assumes that you have mastered the knowledge and skills of Traffic Skills 101. Review of some key Traffic Skills 101 concepts is included.
The course runs from 9 am to 2 pm on a Saturday. Approximately 2 hours is in the classroom and the remainder is in a parking lot and on the road in typical commuting traffic. To ensure adequate materials, refreshments and space, you must pre-register for the Commuter course.
Cost for the course is $80. WVU students, faculty and staff get full reimbursement upon successful completion.
How to Register
You can pre-register by completing the on-line registration form at-
Class Registration Form
Or for more information contact us at
Sponsored by the Federal Highway Administration's Transportation Enhancement Program, administered by the West Virginia Department of Transportation, Division of Highways.