Starkville in Motion is a grassroots organization dedicated to promoting the development and maintenance of bike lanes, sidewalks, and trails in Starkville and Oktibbeha County and improving pedestrian and bicyclist safety.

Starkville in Motion is composed of concerned citizens, business owners, parents, government leaders, and organizations that wish to see Starkville reach its full potential as a great community.

Volunteer with SIM to Clean Up Sidewalks and Bike Lanes in the GSDP’s Get Swept Up on September 1

Starkville in Motion will participate in the annual GSDP Get Swept Up on September 1st. We will be cutting back shrubs and removing debris/grass, etc from bike lanes and sidewalks in Starkville. If you are interested in helping, please fill out the online volunteer form.

John Paul Frerer Bicycle Safety Act – Three Feet to Pass

A bill to improve bicyclist safety on Mississippi roads and highways, named for a cyclist who lost his life in an auto collision, is moving through the Mississippi Legislature. House Bill 1487 passed on February 4th, and will be effective on July 1, 2010.   Senate Bill 3014, also passed in February, provides all the rights and duties of a vehicle when a bicycle is operated on a roadway or highway.  It also requires that vehicles passing a bicyclist must leave a safe distance of not less than three feet between the vehicle and the cyclist.  Read through the rights and duties assigned Mississippi cyclists.

Read the full text of the law: http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2010/pdf/SB/3000-3099/SB3014SG.pdf

Read an article by the NEMS360.com “Bicycle Safety Topic Back in Focus in Northeast Mississippi”

Starkville Bike Helmet Ordinance Passed

The City of Starkville now has a helmet ordinance that requires all citizens to wear helmets when riding bicycles.  Read the Starkville Bicycle Helmet Ordinance.  Read the Starkville Daily News Article “Split Decision.”