San Luis Regional Rideshare provides free Bicycle Safety Assemblies and Bicycle Rodeos to encourage students to ride bicycles and walk to school, and provide them the skills to get there safely. By partnering with local League of American Cyclist Certified Instructors, Cal Poly Wheelmen, and other interested groups like the Air Pollution Control District, these events empower children to do something good for themselves and the earth, while getting exercise and having a great time!
Bicycle Assembly
Bike Assemblies are generally 45 minute programs during which students learn basic biking and walking behaviors such as how to safely cross the street and use hand signals at intersections, how a properly fitting helmet feels, and how to best be seen. Bicycle Assemblies also explain that bicycling provides a great form of exercise and helps fight global warming by reducing car trips. Hosting an annual Bicycle Assembly in the fall is a great way to reduce congestion around schools and help your students establish healthy life-long patterns of physical activity. And, everyone has a great time!
  
Bicycle Rodeo
Bike Rodeos are interactive events focusing on bicycle safety skills. Instructors highlight important skills that each cyclist needs, provide bike safety inspections, and then lead the students through miniature courses where they have the chance to practice where and how to apply the rules. Rodeos are designed to teach real world skills that kids need to know to be safe on the road, including looking back without swerving, riding straight while avoiding potholes, and properly crossing busy streets. Bicycle Rodeos are a great way to reinforce proper cycling habits.
  
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Stick Out In a Crowd
- Lights & Reflectors
California State law requires bikes ridden at night to be equipped with a white front light visible from 300 feet in front and to the sides of the bike, a back reflector visible from 500 feet to the rear, pedal reflectors and wheel and side reflectors. Wearing light colored or reflective clothing further increases visibility.
- Reflective Clothing
Did you know that one color tends to get lost and people who are color blind tend to make the yellow turn red or green? It’s best to wear more than one bright color. Remember fluorescent eighties are back so wear your yellows and oranges with pride. And be sure to add some wide reflective tape to really call attention to yourself. The more drivers can see you the less likely you’ll be involved in an accident.
- Good Road Position
Ride in a straight line to the right of faster traffic in a straight line about a car door’s width from parked cars. |
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