SAFETY
DAY AT
HY-VEE
On
Saturday, May 3rd, Hy-Vee will host a Bike Safety Rodeo from
10 a.m. until 2:00 p.m.. This Bike Rodeo is a
bicycle safety clinic featuring bike safety inspections (from
10-12), a safety lecture about the rules of the road (5-10 minutes).
This will be followed by a ride on a miniature "chalk street" course
set up in the parking lot where young cyclists will be shown where
and how to apply the rules. Another popular activity will include a
helmet fitting as long as supplies last. The main focus of the bike
safety rodeo is cycling safety for young cyclists, ages kindergarten
to 14 or so.
The
Muscatine Fire Department was awarded a grant and helmets are being
purchased with the grant money. These helmets will be
distributed that day.
VOLUNTEERS NEEDED! Would
YOU be available to assist between the hours
of 10:00 a.m. and
2:00 p.m.? Please contact Connie
Mann to volunteer (263-9403) or email cmann@machlink.com
MAY
– NATIONAL BIKE MONTH
League of American
Bicyclists is once again declaring May to be National Bike
Month. The league is
promoting Bike-to-Work Week from May 12-16th and
Bike-to-Work Day on Friday, May 16th. The City of
Muscatine’s Mayor, Dick O’Brien has signed
a proclamation declaring these dates as
well.
With the prices of
gasoline hovering around $3.50 per gallon, each and every one of us
should ride our bikes to
work more. Why
don’t you consider posting some challenges and encouragement out to
our Melon City biking community to
ride to work as much as possible that week.
