Helpful stuff

SHARE THE ROAD: Same Road, Same Rules, Same Rights
A well produced 7 min. video from The League of Illinois Bicyclists.
The LIB has sent this video (on DVD) to 900 police departments around the state. Please contact your local Chief of Police to require all police officers to view this video. Perhaps it can be shown at each roll call. LIB also sent it to 900 schools. Do what you can to insure that all of the school age children in your community watch it. Spread the word! It is important that vehicle operators all over the state see this video. If you go before any groups in the course of your regular activities perhaps YOU can find an opportunity to play this short video.

Laws pertaining to bicycling written into the Illinois Vehicle Code
A handy PDF version that some cyclists print and carry to give to motorist who are confused about the rules of the road. From the pages of the LIB (League of Illinois Bicyclists) web site.

University of Illinois Bicycle Code (circa 1989. Under revision in 2008)

Bicycling Life Effective Advocacy pages
A good place to start your advocacy education

Bicycle Safety Tips from the League of Illinois Bicyclists
Printable PDF format file

How to Turn Traffic Signals Green While on a Bicycle
Riding tip for bicyclists.

Bicycle As Pickup Truck -By John Gilpin
Many riders regard their bicycles like sports cars.  Here I discuss the bicycle as an instrument for working trips, especially the carriage of cargo.

Local Bicycle Groups & Organizations

Area Bicycling Resource and Organizations

Matt's Law Coalition Matt’s Law is about 25-year-old Matt Wilhelm, a recent University of Illinois graduate and avid biker who was killed by a distracted driver in September 2006.

Safe Kids Champaign County Organizes the local Walk / Bike to School Days.

The Bike Project of Urbana-Champaign, IL The Bike Project co-op offers a space, tools, and community to repair bikes, share knowledge, hold classes, and advocate for bikes in Urbana-Champaign, Illinois.

Prairie Cycle Club Long running local bike club.

Local rider's sites

ChampaignCountyBikes BluWiki Gary's links wiki. This has almost every important link and since it is a wiki if you notice a link is missing you can add it!

UIUC Bike & Ped Hazards Photos illustrating campus area hazardous

Geoff's Cycling in Champaign County page of links

Urbana-Champaign Bicycle Commute Sue's thoughts about biking in the community

Bicycle Sites on the WWW Tom's organized Bike Links

Mike Mega Bicycle Links has almost everything!

Community links

All of the CUMTD busses have bike racks on the front.
If the weather turns bad you can find your route and toss your bike on the bus.
I like to let the driver know when I am exiting and taking my bike off the bus rack.