Join BikePGH for the first Operation Illumination of 2024!

📍 Location: Downtown Pittsburgh - 10th & Penn - (at the POGOH bike share station)

BikePGH staff and volunteers will provide free bike lights and helmets until time or supplies run out (whichever comes first). Unlit cyclists will be flagged down and called over so we can install front and rear light sets on their bikes.

To receive your free lights, please be sure to bring your UNLIT BIKE, as we cannot give you a pair of lights without a bike present. We do this to ensure that we are distributing lights that can be put to use on bikes immediately. If you already own lights please don’t request a set. If you cannot make it to an event but still need a set of lights, contact ZWR1Y2F0aW9uIHwgYmlrZXBnaCAhIG9yZw==

MORE INFO ON OUR BLOG: bikepgh.org/2024/04/03/operation-illumination-returns-may-2-2024/

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Since 2011, Bike Pittsburgh has been giving away hundreds of free bike lights and bike helmets annually with its Operation Illumination program.

Riding without lights not only makes bicyclists near-invisible after dark – it’s also a ticketable offense. PA state law requires front lights and rear reflectors to be visible after dusk and before dawn. Lightless biking is risky, and whether people are simply unaware or they cannot afford lights, we want to ensure that they are covered.