MCDOT Sponsors Adult Learn to Ride and Confident City Cycling Classes May 2 and June 6

For Immediate Release: Friday, February 28, 2020

The Montgomery County Department of Transportation (MCDOT) and the Washington Area Bicyclists Association (WABA) are co-sponsoring two bike classes designed for adults age 18 or older to help them learn the skills and techniques to ride comfortably, confidently and effectively on County streets. Registration for classes is required and costs only $10 for County residents or is free to WABA and MCLiberty members. 

The adult, three-hour Learn to Ride class is for adults who have never ridden a bike before, have tried to learn but have been unsuccessful or who have not ridden in some time. Certified WABA instructors will help participants learn to start and stop, balance, glide, pedal and steer a bike.

The adult Confident City Cycling class is a three-hour class designed to instill confidence and comfort in riders who want to share the roadways with motor vehicles and teaches hazard avoidance maneuvers.

ADULT LEARN TO RIDE CLASS:

Saturday, May 2
10 a.m. to 1 p.m.
MNCPPC Headquarters
8787 Georgia Avenue, Silver Spring

*Bilingual* Spanish interpretation available
Saturday, June 6
10 a.m. to 1p.m.
Montgomery College Parking Lot 13
850 Hungerford Drive, Rockville

ADULT CONFIDENT CITY CYCLING CLASS:      

Saturday, June 6
10 a.m. to 1p.m.
Montgomery College Parking Lot 13
850 Hungerford Drive, Rockville

To learn more about the classes and the benefits of biking, visit MCDOT’s Better Ways to Work webpage.  

 

 

 

Release ID: 20-042
Media Contact: Hannah Henn 240-777-8389