Safe Cycling Skills @ LMS

Bike Safety Education for bike to school day consists of two elements:

Classroom Element: 8 minutes NHTSA video on Helmet use (Perhaps short introduction making use of Children Are Not Small Adults NHTSA)

Safe Cycling Skills Lesson:
2 hrs, after school, with Michael Cahn & Ron Durgin & Edward Navarro (& PE teacher?) in attendance, with Rachel, Branda, Harrison, & Max in charge
Some statistical info on age group & typical accident situations & sidewalk cycling (3 minutes MC/RD)
-helmet fitting
-bike check-up
-cycle in line
-door zone cycling
-in wavy line
-with one hand signalling
-scanning behind
-scanning behind and recognizing numbers
-turtle race (slowest wins)


Q A Date for the after school course to be offered has not been set, there was talk about 20 May, there may also be an opportunity to offer this course a second time at JAMS

CONFIRMED We have scheduled a Training Event for Saturday 16 May @ 9am at Lincoln where MC & RD will be available to go through the curriculum and prepare Rachel, Brenda, Harrison & Max (more are welcome) to be the leaders of this exercise. MEET AT MAIN GATE