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As the snow melts (or was melting) children are searching for their elbow pads, helmets, horns and most importantly Ð their bikes. Creighton Community School knows how important being safe on a bike is. Once again, the school is offering the Bike Safety Program to those in the community. "This program is designed to teach the rules about biking, show them the reason for the rules and to encourage them to follow these rules," read a letter sent home to parents. "As the title suggests, our priority is to teach students to ride their bikes safely." Like all programs and courses, the Bike Safety Program is made up of a few components. First, the instruction in the classroom, which covers reasons for bike helmets, turn signals, traffic laws and other bike safety information. Second, the children are given practice time as well as testing on a course that encourages control, balance, proper signals and safety on the bike. And thirdly, the parent support of the program at home and in the community. It is up to the parents, according to the letter sent home, that the child understands what they learned and are able to piece it together on the bike. As well as helpful tips to parents and basic information, the letter also included a few points of interest. Bike examples, one of the points of interest, are caused by bikes that are too large or small or not working properly. As well, when riders don't know or don't follow the rules of the road. Also on the list was information on bike injuries, how to fit a bike to a child, the importance of helmets and that bikes are vehicles. Parents were also given a checklist to ensure their child's bike was safe Ð which included things like checking for loose handlebars and seat, defective breaks, the chain, loose fenders and the tries. For more information on Creighton Community School's Bike Safety Program, contact Sharon Trubiak at 688-5138.
