The San Francisco Bicycle Coalition is a non-profit organization whose goal is to promote bicycling as an everyday means of transportation. The San Francisco Bike Coalition has over 2,600 members that want to make San Francisco's busy streets safer for pedestrians and those who rely on bicycles to get around. A great deal of San Francisco bikers' concern stems from the many problems created by cars. Atkins says many bicyclists may not understand they have the right to share the road with cars. Likewise, many motorists are unaware of the fact that they are required to share the road with cyclists.
Many people choose to drive cars.
They use their cars to go to work, to go shopping, to go traveling, to run errands, or to get to school. In theory, you hop in your car, you go where you want to go, and you're there. In reality though, Atkins feels that driving works better in suburban or rural environments where there are fewer cars. In San Francisco, where the streets are always busy with cars, drivers are usually either stuck in traffic jams, or circling around in search of parking. Atkins, who rides her bicycle to work every day, feels that cycling even helps to put her in a better mood.