Tonight, December 2nd! 2000 Free Bike Lights Get Your Blink On!



2,000 Free Bicycle Lights Distributed to Increase Cyclists' Visibility and Safety
SFBC and SFMTA team up to install 2,000 bicycle lights at five SF locations

The San Francisco Bicycle Coalition (SFBC) and the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency (SFMTA) are teaming up to help cyclists get visible and be safe when riding in the dark by distributing 2,000 front and rear blinky lights to bicyclists across the City at a "Light Up The Night" event on Tuesday, December 2nd from 6pm-7pm.

"The SFBC is promoting safe night riding by distributing free bike lights to those who can't afford or don't have access to them," says Andy Thornley, Program Director of the SFBC, a 10,000 member nonprofit promoting bicycling for everyday transportation. "Bicycle lights are an important safety item and we want everyone to have them, especially during the winter months when it gets dark earlier."

The SFBC aims to make bicycling safer and to raise awareness of the need to be visible when cycling. SFBC volunteers will be handing out bike safety literature and reminding riders that California law requires cyclists to have a front white light and rear red reflector or red light when riding in the dark. Bicyclists can take advantage of this safety and education program by bringing their bicycle to one of the six "Light Up The Night" stations where over 50 SFBC volunteers will be installing 2,000 bicycle lights from 6-7pm Tuesday, December 2nd along these popular, neighborhood bike routes:

• Valencia and Cesar Chavez Streets (St. Luke's Hospital)
• Market Street at Duboce
• Howard St. at 8th
• Polk St. at California
• McAllister St at Webster

The SFBC sponsors numerous safety events throughout the year, from educating youth on bike safety to free bicycle education classes for adults to bicycle bell giveways. The "Light Up The Night" safety campaign is made possible through funding from the SFMTA and volunteer efforts by the SFBC. See www.sfbike.org/lights for more information.

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