Protected Bike Lanes Improve Bicycle Safety

Protected Bike Lanes Infrastructure will result in Bicycle Safety

1,500+ Safe Streets Cycling Advocates rode to Capitol Hill to urge the U.S. Congress and the Biden Administration to fund safe biking and pedestrian infrastructure.

Cyclists lobbying for safe streets in Washington, DC — **Safe Streets Lobbying**

Protected bike lanes

"We’re pushing Congress to provide total funding for the Active Transportation Infrastructure Improvement Program in the 2023 appropriations omnibus bill. With this funding, we can help communities build safe active transportation infrastructure, including safer bike lanes, new bike paths, and bike infrastructure with fewer gaps that force bikers and pedestrians to ride on dangerous roadways."

A message from Trek President, John Burke

John urged everyone to Ride to Congress to call on Congress to do several things.

"1) Fully fund the federal infrastructure act in the omnibus bill at 500 Million Dollars per year. This bill will improve existing poor bike infrastructure. It will also build more protected bike lanes in communities all across America and,

2) Improve truck safety by requiring in-person training, side guards, sensors, and blind-spot monitors. No one should feel unsafe while riding their bike, and no one should lose their life while riding their bicycle. It is time that Congress acts and prevents senseless deaths."

The Washington Post published an excellent article highlighting the Bicycle Ride for Road Safety in America. More than 1,500 people participated in the "Ride for Your Life" event, promoted by Trek, the Washington Area Bicyclist Association, Families for Safe Streets, and People for Bikes.

"As an avid cyclist, seeing the John Burke video was my call to action," said Buzzy Cohn of BikeInsure. Therefore, Buzzy photographed the event so the cycling safety mission may be visually appreciated and memorialized.

Cyclists meeting at Freedom Plaza in Washington, DC — **Freedom Plaza Meetup**

Some of the 1,500 cyclists at the Washington, DC ride — **1,500 Cyclists**

Team Bikenetic cyclists in pink — **Team Bikenetic**

Cyclist in a protected bike lane — **Protected Bike Lanes**

Group ride through Washington, DC — **Washington DC Ride**

Cyclists outside the Waldorf Astoria in Washington, DC — **Waldorf Astoria Washington DC.**

Ride for Your Life cyclists in a bike lane — **Ride for Your Life**

E-bike rider taking part in the ride — **eBike participation**

Team Bikenetic cyclist in a bike lane — **Team Bikenetic**

Trek commuters riding together — **TREK commuters.**

Bike lane commuter — **Bike Lane Commuter**

Cyclist in a protected bike lane in Washington, DC — **Protected BIke Lane**

Protected bike lane with zebra lane barriers — **Zebra Lane Barriers**

Trek's John Burke at the safe streets ride — **John Burke Trek**

Cyclists in a protected bike lane — **Protected Bike Lane**

Bicycle lobbyists at the U.S. Capitol — **bicycle Lobbyists**

Cyclists in a bike lane during the call to action — **Call-To-Action**

Winter ride in Washington, DC bike lanes — **Winter DC Ride**

Trek's John Burke speaking about safe streets — **John Burke Trek**

Cyclists at Union Square Park with a DC flag — **Union Square Park**

Cycling advocates with Trek's John Burke — **Cycling advocates**

Dan Langenkamp of Families for Safe Streets — **Dan Langenkamp**

Families for Safe Streets advocates — **Families for Safe Streets**

Congressman Jamie Raskin with cycling advocates — **Congressman Raskin - Cycling Advocate**

Cyclists advocating for bike funding in the appropriations omnibus bill — **Appropriations Omnibus Bill**

Bicycle in front of the U.S. Capitol — Washington Capitol

On behalf of BikeInsure,THANK YOU to the Langenkamp Family, Amy Cohen of Families for Safe Streets, John Burke of TREK, Congressman Jamie Raskin, Washington Area Bicyclist Association, People for Bikes, and the other distinguished speakers, along with each cycling advocate. Together, our collective "Ride for Your Life" efforts will improve bicycle safety for everyone in the United States.