Bicycle user group

A bicycle user group or cycle user group is a group set up to promote cycling issues in, for example, a place of employment or a local government area. The user group might be a part of or affiliated with a bigger cycling organization representing cyclists' interests at city or state level.

Activities

For example, the group may lobby employers or local authorities to:

Install bicycle parking facilities
Encourage motorists to respect cyclists and promote cycling culture
Install shower facilities in places of work
Construct bicycle paths and on-road bike lanes
Reduce speed limits on local roads or otherwise improve local roads for cyclists

The group may encourage other members of the organization or area to take up cycling. They may make special arrangements to assist new cyclists, such as:

A program of rides
Community bike days
Preparing maps of good routes
Offering education and advice
Organizing group commuting bicycle buses
Assistance in obtaining cycling grants
Performing cycling audits or maintaining wayfinding systems such as numbered-node cycle networks to aid cyclability