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<br /> -r <br /> i .s ~ <br /> - ~ - <br /> i <br /> May 21, 2001 <br /> CONTACT: Diane Bishop, Bicycle & Alternative Modes Coordinator, 682-5471 <br /> From Public ! formation Section, 682-5523 <br /> FOR IMMEDI TE RELEASE <br /> SIX H GRADERS TAKE TO STREET FOR LESSONS ON CYCLE SAFETY <br /> Sixth rade students in the Eugene and Bethel school districts are learning to bicycle <br /> safely, thanks to a new program offered by the Eugene Bicycle Coalition and other partners. <br /> Be on he lookout for young bicyclists practicing their new skills on the streets near <br /> Monroe Middl School on the afternoons of May 22-25. The program moves to Shasta Middle <br /> i <br /> School next eek, culminating with community rides near that school on June 7 and 8. <br /> Stude is begin with classroom instruction, practice in the school parking lots, progress <br /> to nearby int rsections, and then graduate to community rides with experienced cyclists. The <br /> eight-hour pr gram teaches students how to select a helmet that fits and why it's important to <br /> follow the rul s of the road. It also gives young riders bicycle-handling skills and provides them <br /> with practice pplying these skills to real-life situations on the road. <br /> "We a e hoping to teach children to get around safely on their own, instead of relying on <br /> their parents o drive them. And we also want to help children develop healthy life styles," says <br /> Sue Wolling, resident of the Eugene Bicycle Coalition. <br /> (more) <br /> i <br /> ublic Works • Administration • Cit of Eu en • 8 • <br /> ~ y g e 85 Pearl Street Eugene, OR 97401 <br /> Phone: (541) 682-5262 • FAX: (541) 682-6826 • www.ci.eugene.or.us <br /> <br />