JOHN ADAMS:
Monday June 1 at John Adams for JAMS Walk/Bike Day organizers and SSA, 3:15-5:15 in Room 31.
Monday June 8, 3:15 to 5:15 at JAMS, close to the Cafeteria, Safe Cycling Workshop includes helmet use, bike handling skills, safe cycling and route selection (may give credit towards PE grades). Bring parent signed waiver, helmet and bike--for more info, contact Michael Cahn, LCI at velocipedus@gmail.com
Fri June 12 BikeWalk Day at JAMS
LINCOLN:
Tuesday, June 2 at Lincoln for Lincoln Walk/Bike Day organizers and SSA 3:15-5:15 in Room 312 (near California Ave parking lot)
Monday June 8, Bike/Walk Day videos and announcements during Advisory period
Monday June 8, 3:15-5:15 in JAMS, close to the Cafeteria, Safe Cycling Workshop includes helmet use, bike handling skills, safe cycling and route selection (may give credit towards PE grades). Bring parent signed waiver, helmet and bike--for more info, contact Michael Cahn, LCI at velocipedus@gmail.com
Wed June 10, Bike/Walk Day at Lincoln and at Samohi
Great stuff, SAMOHI Solar Alliance, now get your bikes ready, kids!
Wednesday, May 27, 2009
Tuesday, May 19, 2009
Pupils do Traffic Police Duty (Hamburg)
Watch the Kids on the Road
"Why do you drive so fast in front of our school" by Ulla Reinhard
8. Mai 2009 (Hamburger Abendblatt) (permission applied for)
Pupils accompany traffic police during speed controls and talk to drivers about their infractions. "They are very embrassed when they are being caught" says Greta (9).
Pupils Bruno and Mahdi (both 10 years old) ask Heiko Schöwig (29), why he clocked 54 when the speed limit was 30 kmh (=approx 20 mph)
Foto Copyright: Juergen Joost
792 children were hurt in traffic accidents in Hamburg last year, 95 suffered severe injuries. 697 were hurt lightly. The number of injured kids has been going down since 2002, when the total was 1109. Nevertheless, the police is conducting more frequent controls in front of schools and kindergardens. One of their prime goals is to reduce accidents numbers for children. Each kid which is hurt is one kid too many says police chief Werner Janotsch at the start of the enforcment event entitled “Look out for kids – home again.” The event will take place in the vicinity of Hamburg schools during the next few weeks.
Thursday 11.00am : Greta Priebe (9) and her friends are not attending class. The wait on the sidewalk in front their elementary school on Richardstreet in Eilbek. Today there are more important things than lessons. Fourth grade students are
teachers today - traffic safety teachers to be precise. They educate the car drivers who exceed the speed limit in front of their school.
“This is really exciting” says Greta. “Many drivers are really embarassed when we speak to them.” The pupils have received a questionaire from the police. Going through the questions they discuss the speeding offence with the driver.
“Can you explain why you exceeded the speed limit?” asks Greta the building contractor Bernd Reiher. He was clocked with 44 kmh where only 30 are allowed. “In my thoughts I was already at my next appointment. I just did not see the sign” says the 64 year old. “In their thoughts, that what they all say,” Greta wisecracks. Next question: “Could you have come to a stop if a kid suddenly ran onto the street?” The contractor hesitates: Then he says: “I am not sure”. He is one of the few drivers who show this hesitation. Most think they would be able to stop in time. But driving instructor Michael Körner (46) adds: “This is what everybody learns when they get their license: Braking distance = half the speed on the dial.” No, the car would not have been able to stop in time.
Traffic Police has conducted 458 speed control events in front of schools, kindergardens, playgrounds. Results: 3822 tickets for speeding, plus an additional 611 tickets where children were not wearing seat-belts or defective child seats. While the number of accidents went down, those with children actually went up by 3,7 %.
Yesterday the students from Richardstrasse Elementary spoke to 10 drivers. Almost all of them were remorseful, and applauded the effort. “Man, I can tell you, when a kid is asking you these questions, it really gets you” says Heiko Schöwing (29). “You are bound to think about it differently.” The student clocked 54 kmh and was the “winner” of the day.
Until the end of May another 700 events are scheduled in front of Hamburg schools. Today the police is covering the areas of Schnelsen, Barmbek-Nord and Neugraben-Fischbek.
(translation Michael Cahn)
"Why do you drive so fast in front of our school" by Ulla Reinhard
8. Mai 2009 (Hamburger Abendblatt) (permission applied for)
Pupils accompany traffic police during speed controls and talk to drivers about their infractions. "They are very embrassed when they are being caught" says Greta (9).
Pupils Bruno and Mahdi (both 10 years old) ask Heiko Schöwig (29), why he clocked 54 when the speed limit was 30 kmh (=approx 20 mph)
Foto Copyright: Juergen Joost
792 children were hurt in traffic accidents in Hamburg last year, 95 suffered severe injuries. 697 were hurt lightly. The number of injured kids has been going down since 2002, when the total was 1109. Nevertheless, the police is conducting more frequent controls in front of schools and kindergardens. One of their prime goals is to reduce accidents numbers for children. Each kid which is hurt is one kid too many says police chief Werner Janotsch at the start of the enforcment event entitled “Look out for kids – home again.” The event will take place in the vicinity of Hamburg schools during the next few weeks.
Thursday 11.00am : Greta Priebe (9) and her friends are not attending class. The wait on the sidewalk in front their elementary school on Richardstreet in Eilbek. Today there are more important things than lessons. Fourth grade students are
teachers today - traffic safety teachers to be precise. They educate the car drivers who exceed the speed limit in front of their school.
“This is really exciting” says Greta. “Many drivers are really embarassed when we speak to them.” The pupils have received a questionaire from the police. Going through the questions they discuss the speeding offence with the driver.
“Can you explain why you exceeded the speed limit?” asks Greta the building contractor Bernd Reiher. He was clocked with 44 kmh where only 30 are allowed. “In my thoughts I was already at my next appointment. I just did not see the sign” says the 64 year old. “In their thoughts, that what they all say,” Greta wisecracks. Next question: “Could you have come to a stop if a kid suddenly ran onto the street?” The contractor hesitates: Then he says: “I am not sure”. He is one of the few drivers who show this hesitation. Most think they would be able to stop in time. But driving instructor Michael Körner (46) adds: “This is what everybody learns when they get their license: Braking distance = half the speed on the dial.” No, the car would not have been able to stop in time.
Traffic Police has conducted 458 speed control events in front of schools, kindergardens, playgrounds. Results: 3822 tickets for speeding, plus an additional 611 tickets where children were not wearing seat-belts or defective child seats. While the number of accidents went down, those with children actually went up by 3,7 %.
Yesterday the students from Richardstrasse Elementary spoke to 10 drivers. Almost all of them were remorseful, and applauded the effort. “Man, I can tell you, when a kid is asking you these questions, it really gets you” says Heiko Schöwing (29). “You are bound to think about it differently.” The student clocked 54 kmh and was the “winner” of the day.
Until the end of May another 700 events are scheduled in front of Hamburg schools. Today the police is covering the areas of Schnelsen, Barmbek-Nord and Neugraben-Fischbek.
(translation Michael Cahn)
Sunday, May 17, 2009
Parent Survey (Walking & Biking)
This is a survey for parents of Santa Monica Middle Schools. Please take a few minutes and give us your feedback! Please remember to print out and sign this waiver form for you child to be able to participate at the safe cycling training offered after school.
If you are a Student or Teacher, please click here for your version.
If you are a Student or Teacher, please click here for your version.
Wednesday, May 13, 2009
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
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
Monday, May 4, 2009
June 10 is Bike to School day
Wednesday June tenth 2009 is Bike to School day in the District. Focus will be mostly on the two middle schools, Lincoln and John Adams, and of course SAMOHI. We are also trying to involve and support cyclists from the elementary schools. Any ideas? A circumnavigation of your school by foot and bike with a small group of cyclists, and a bit of publicity with the help of the principal? A few cameras, a few notices to the parents, there are plenty of kids who want to get out of the car, and we will try to help them.
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