BART has agreed with bicycling advocates to conduct a pilot program allowing bikes on trains at any time, including rush hours, on Fridays in August, BART announced.

"Bike Fridays" are intended to test whether BART should liberalize its rules for bikes on board or continue with the current limitations during peak periods on several lines, BART said this past week.

"The bicycling community, particularly the East Bay and San Francisco Bicycle Coalitions, have been instrumental in helping us design this pilot project," BART Board Vice President Tom Radulovich said in a statement. "Issues surrounding lifting the restrictions have been long-debated inside BART. I'm happy to see that we're now about to put the idea to the test."