{"id":677,"date":"2010-11-01T15:00:00","date_gmt":"2010-11-01T15:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wabikes.org\/2010\/11\/01\/bicycle-rodeo-all-fun-and-games\/"},"modified":"2010-11-01T15:00:00","modified_gmt":"2010-11-01T15:00:00","slug":"bicycle-rodeo-all-fun-and-games","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wabikes.org\/index.php\/2010\/11\/01\/bicycle-rodeo-all-fun-and-games\/","title":{"rendered":"Bicycle Rodeo: All Fun and Games"},"content":{"rendered":"

On October 20, Dave Janis and Katie Ferguson worked with the Liberty Ridge Elementary School in Bonney Lake to help run a bike rodeo for their Walk-Bike to School Day. Engaged parents volunteered, and additional help came from the Tacoma Wheelmen<\/a>, the Bonney Lake Bicycle Shop<\/a>, East Pierce Fire & Rescue<\/a>. Cascade Bicycle Club generously let us borrow one of their excellent bike rodeo kits<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The kids started with a helmet check and a bike check, to make sure they were safe on the course.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n
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East Pierce Fire & Rescue’s Dina Sutherland checks helmets.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n
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Bonney Lake Bicycle Shop’s Jim Stevenson checks a bike.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n
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Parent Paul helps a participant adjust his seat.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n
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Once checked, the kids went to Station 1, where they practiced starting and stopping. Just out of the picture, a parent helper held a stop sign.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n
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Tacoma Wheelmen president Tom Reardon directs rodeo participants.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n
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Then on to Station 2, where participants practiced riding in a circle and looking over their shoulders — what we grownups call “scanning.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n
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Volunteer Louie Boitano helps run Station 2.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n
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At Station 3, the bicyclists learned how to dodge objects in the road with the guidance of volunteer Peggy Fjetland.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n
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Peggy and participant at Station 3.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n
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Once they mastered dodging, the students learned how to steer by leaning. They practiced with the bike slalom.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n
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Volunteer Pam Knight directs a participant at the slalom.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n
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Finally, the participants practiced leaving a driveway. Many car-bike collisions can be prevented by teaching kids to stop and look before leaving a driveway. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n
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Dave Janis monitors a student exiting the practice driveway.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n
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In the final tally, over a dozen adult volunteers made it possible for 110 future bicyclists to dip their toes into the world of safe bicycling — and had fun doing it. Reaching young bicyclists with bike education is a cornerstone of improving bike-motorist interactions. Thank you to everybody who made the event possible.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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