Over the years of writing the “Ask Officer Michelle” column, I have received multiple questions from citizens regarding bicycle safety and some of the laws regarding bicycle riding in traffic. I ran across this free three-day urban cycling skills workshop and thought I would share it with the public. The course starts on one of the three Tuesday evenings from 6-9 p.m., July 20, 27, and August 3. During one of these three initials meetings, students will learn about bicycle maintenance, and rules of the road. The subsequent meetings will then be offered on Saturdays July 20, or July 24, and July 31, from 9-noon and will cover hazard avoidance drills and on-street skills and drills. Interes

Dear Officer Michelle,  If you guys could patrol Mid town Sacramento more it would be nice. please patrol more down town like 20TH K street and J street people speed through there all the time it not safe to even walk across the streets. Thank you, tj2007 Dear tj2007, We get a lot of requests for the intersections of 21st and K Street, and 19th and H Streets. We do patrol those intersection and our Traffic Section goes out there on traffic projects frequently. You can speak to a traffic enforcement officer by calling 808-6128. You may have to leave a message, but they will call you back. I will also forward your message to one of the traffic sergeants. Thank you for your post. Offic

Dear Officer Michelle, What is the best way for me to thank officers. I want to send a letter of thanks to the officers and their supervisor, with a bcc to the local newspapers. Is it appropriate to do that and name them, or could there be privacy concerns regarding the officers involved if I bcc the local papers? Thanks, billalbertson Dear billalbertson, Your desire to thank helpful officers is much appreciated. Unless they are working undercover, officer’s names are public information as seen on the name badges that are part of their uniforms! The best way to thank police officers is to send a letter to the chief (you may want to send copies to the officers and the press if desired).