Bike Walk Golden Isles has repeatedly heard from people about confusion as to the legality of riding bikes on the various pathways on St. Simons Island. BWGI has asked the Glynn County Commissioners to relieve this confusion by updating ordinances. It is clear that Glynn County leadership believes the pathways Read more…
Do you know all you need to know to safely ride a bike with traffic? Do you feel you know enough to teach your children how to ride cautiously and conspicuously while on their own? When you drive your car, are you confident on how to share the road with Read more…
Join Georgia Bikes and Bike Walk Golden Isles for a Brunswick-area Law Enforcement Bicycle Safety Workshop on Friday, May 3. The course covers the best practices for law enforcement officers to educate bicyclists, pedestrians, and drivers on the safe use of roadways. Also included is a review of O.C.G.A. sections pertinent to Read more…
BWGI facilitated a Pedestrian and Bicyclist Safety presentation with Connor Booth, the Georgia Department of Transportation Bicycle & Pedestrian Engineer, as well as local traffic engineers at the Golden Isles Track Club quarterly meeting in mid-February. Connor shared how Georgia is making state roads safer for those who walk, run, cycle and roll, and BWGI is proud Read more…
BWGI members and volunteers conducted a traffic audit on Broadway Street in St. Simons on June 23. Click here to read Terry Dickson’s coverage of the event in The Brunswick News.
BWGI hosted an event Saturday to promote bike safety amongst local kids. Volunteers oversaw a “bike rodeo” during which participants learned bike safety rules and developed their cycling skills before embarking on a 1.5-mile ride/walk/run through downtown. The event also featured food, music and other diversions.